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salt marsh

noun as in salt flat

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To preserve the important intertidal areas and salt marshes off our coasts for the future, we need more turbid water.

Birds flock here for the blend of the estuary, mud flats, open saltwater and salt marsh.

"Our results show that blue carbon ecosystems are more effective in mitigating climate change than previously thought. It is now even more important to protect and restore mangrove and salt marsh ecosystems."

"After a few decades, in areas the sea otters had recolonized, salt marshes and creekbanks were becoming more stable again, despite rising sea levels, increased water flow from inland sources, and greater pollution," Hughes said.

Rare habitats such as salt marshes and reed beds can develop in these buffer zones, which also contribute to the preservation of biodiversity.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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