Salt marshes + mangroves

salt water marshes

next to mudflats with grassy areas and minimum wave action

pickleweed

species of grass in salt marshes found upland

saltmeadow cordgrass

species of grass in salt marshes found midland

smooth cordgrass

species of grass in salt marshes found lowland

cordgrasses

invasive species of west and east coast of salt marches

spartina alternifoliate

west coast cordgrass

phragmites australis

east coast cordgrass (produces toxins)

lowers biodiversity, grows over everything, and creates unstable habitats

3 megatives from the invasion of cordgrasses to salt marshes

climate, salinity, tide changes, soil

4 keys of success for mangroves

white mangroves

mangrove species found inland with little to no water

black mangroves

mangrove species found midland with some water present

red mangroves

mangrove species found lowland and mostly submerged in water (- low tide)

propagules

seeds of red mangroves that are used for population

prop roots

roots of red and white mangroves that provide structure and support, O2, and habitat space

lenticles

openings on prop roots for gas transfer of oxygen during low tide only

salt-excluders

red mangroves: separate saltwater at root surface to keep salt out

pollination

what black and white mangroves use for population

pneumatophores

roots of black mangroves that assist with gas exchange of O2

some salt-secreting

black mangroves: some salt excluded at roots but most is taken in and exc

fully salt-secreting

white mangroces: salt glands on leaves that are used for all salt excretion

stabilization of soil

importance of good plant root system