Saltwater and Brackish Marshes

saltwater and brackish marshes
Brackish marshes in northwest Peru. Photo: Segundo Crespo.

Saltwater and Brackish Marshes

Saltwater and brackish marshes are found in estuaries that border saltwater shores as well as in areas with coastal freshwater bodies of water subject to coastal tides. In both cases, these marshes are largely populated by sedges and bulrushes (Scirpus spp.) that often form extensive bands along the coast or other bodies of water.

saltwater and brackish marshes
Saltwater marsh.

saltwater and brackish marshes
Brackish marsh in northwest Peru.

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Reference:

  • Neotropical Birds: Ecology and Conservation. Stotz Douglas F., Fitzpatrick John W., Parker Theodore A. III, and Moskovits Debra K. University of Chicago Press, 1996.