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| Saint Helena Island Salt Marsh |
A salt marsh, also known as a coastal salt marsh or a tidal marsh, is a coastal ecosystem in the upper coastal intertidal zone between land and open salt water or brackish water that is regularly flooded by the tides. It is dominated by dense stands of salt-tolerant plants, especially grasses, or low shrubs and trees. These plants are essential to the stability of the salt marsh in trapping and binding sediments. Salt marshes play a large role in the aquatic food web and the delivery of nutrients to coastal waters. They also support marshland animals and provide coastal protection. The photos in this blog entry attempt to capture some of the beauty of the salt marshes in the low country of South Carolina.
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| Marshland boardwalks allow "up close and personal" observations of the marsh and its habitat. |
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| Indigenous shrubs tolerate salt water and deep mud.
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A beautiful Marsh River. |
| A last stand. |
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| The end of a day in the Marshland. |
Once more, a lovely blog!
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