Definition of Salt marsh:

Low, wet, muddy area periodically or continuously flooded by brackish or salt water to a shallow depth, usually characterized by grasses and other low plants (but not trees); land transitional between terrestrial and aquatic systems where saturation with water is the dominant factor controlling plant and animal communities and soils.^[1].

This is the common definition for Salt marsh, other definitions can be discussed in the article

Salt marsh is a key habitat of transitional waters lying at the interface between the land and the sea, depending on, and periodically covered by tidal sea water.

Chapman (1960^[2], 1977 a^[3], b ^[4]) describes nine different geographical salt marsh regions throughout the world.

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↑ CoPraNet glossary [1]
↑ Chapman, V.J., 1960. Salt Marshes and Salt Deserts of the World. London: Leonard Hill Limited, 392p.
↑ Chapman, V.J., 1977. Wet Coastal Ecosystems. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 440p.
↑ Chapman, V.J., 1997. Coastal Vegetation. New York: Pergamon Press, 292p.

[1] CoPraNet glossary [1]

[2] Chapman, V.J., 1960. Salt Marshes and Salt Deserts of the World. London: Leonard Hill Limited, 392p.

[3] Chapman, V.J., 1977. Wet Coastal Ecosystems. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 440p.

[4] Chapman, V.J., 1997. Coastal Vegetation. New York: Pergamon Press, 292p.

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