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Do salt marshes help protect the coast from erosion?
do salt marches prevent erosion fro happening
Is there a salt lake in Virginia?
There are none. There are likely several salt marshes along the coast. No salt lakes though.
Do marshes help protect a coast from hurricanes?
Yes, coastal marshes reduce the height of the storm such, the deadliest part of a hurricane.
Do salt marshes differ from swamps?
Salt marshes are more spread out.
What are salt marshes?
Salt marshes are coastal wetlands that are flooded and drained by salt water brought in by the tides. They are important ecosystems providing habitat for various plants and animals, protecting against coastal erosion, and filtering pollutants from runoff.
Are Louisiana marshes salt water or fresh water?
The coastal marshes are saltwater marshes.
What are the similarties between marshes swamps and estuaries?
the simalarites between marshes and swamps is there both water also fresh.sometimes marshes can be salt water.Estuarites and marshes are also different.marshes are salt water and estuarites are freshwater
Where can you find a marsh?
There are different types of marshes an they are everywhere. A salt marsh can be found in Scotland and Georgia. A fresh water marsh also known as a wet meadow can be found in San Bernardino California.
What are salt marshes how do they differ from swampes?
salt marshes are were salt water meets fresh water and swamps are bioms with shallow fresh water and trees.
How are salt marshes and mangrove swamps alike and different?
Salt marshes are more spread out.
How do wetlands protect shorelines from erosion?
By virtue of their place in the landscape, riparian wetlands, salt marshes, and marshes located at the margin of lakes protect shorelines and streambanks against erosion.Wetlandplants hold the soil in place with their roots, absorb wave energy, and reduce the velocity of stream or river currents.
How are salt marshes formed?
by catipillers eating the salt and forming it
