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Salt marshes |
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Distribution |
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Found near river mouths or bays, salt marshes can be found
along protected coastlines in middle and high latitudes of
the world. In the United States they are mainly found on the
east coast from Maine to Florida and continuing on to
Louisiana and Texas along the Gulf of Mexico. The amount of
salinity can vary in these marshes, but they are all
influenced by the motion of ocean tides. Salt marsh plants
cannot grow where waves are strong, but they thrive along
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