Salt marsh

type of coastal ecosystem, land outside the dikes that is not flooded with seawater with average high tide

A salt marsh is a piece of land, near the sea, which is flooded, at least occasionally. Salt marshes form a habitat for plants and animals that live there.The water speed is slow and has a gentle swash.

A salt marsh in Scotland
Distribution of important halophytes. Salt marshes are green, mangrove swamps are orange.
Salt marsh during low tide, mean low tide, high tide and very high tide (spring tide).