Salt marshes can have 2 zones. The ___________ is subject to daily tides and is regularly covered by water and then exposed.
- estuary
- upper marsh
- halophytic zone
- lower marsh
Several factor that affect formation of salt marshes include:
- Temperature and rainfall, tidal inundation and wave energy, elevation and slope, sediment and soil composition, and surface water and soil salinity.
Plant species diversity is low in salt marshes.
- True
- False
What makes a salt marsh an important nursery?
- Salt marshes offer refuges from predators for larval or juvenile aquatic animals.
Salt marshes are associated with ______. (choose all that apply)
- protected water
- tropical climates
- barrier islands
- estuaries
- low-energy coastlines
- Atlantic coastlines
- flat waters