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salt marsh
salt marsh Vegetation often found on mud banks formed at river mouths, showing regular zonation reflecting the length of time different areas are inundated by tides. Sea water has a high salt content which produces problems of osmotic pressure for the vegetation, so only plants that are adapted to this environment (halophytes) can survive there.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "salt marsh." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "salt marsh." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-saltmarsh.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "salt marsh." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-saltmarsh.html |
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salt marsh
salt marsh Vegetation often found on mud banks formed at river mouths, showing regular zonation reflecting the length of time different areas are inundated by tides. Sea-water has a high salt content which produces problems of osmotic pressure for the vegetation, so that only plants that are adapted to this environment (halophytes) can survive.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "salt marsh." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "salt marsh." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-saltmarsh.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "salt marsh." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-saltmarsh.html |
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salt marsh
salt marsh Vegetation often found on mud banks formed at river mouths, showing regular zonation reflecting the length of time different areas are inundated by tides. Sea water has a high salt content, which produces problems of osmotic pressure for the vegetation, so that only plants adapted to this environment (halophytes) can survive.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "salt marsh." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "salt marsh." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-saltmarsh.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "salt marsh." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-saltmarsh.html |
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salt marsh
salt marsh • n. an area of coastal grassland that is regularly flooded by seawater. |
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"salt marsh." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "salt marsh." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-saltmarsh.html "salt marsh." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-saltmarsh.html |
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