Salt marsh

Introduction Salt marsh ecosystems are among the most productive ecosystems on earth and provide numerous ecosystem services (Ghorai & Sen, 2015; Charles & Dukes, 2009; Drociak, 2005). These services include biofiltration, gas regulation, carbon and nutrient retention, and physical protection of coastlines from storm surges and coastal flooding (Drociak, 2005; Sweat, 2009; FWC, 2016). Salt marshes act as nurseries and ensure habitat and resources for unique flora, fauna, and microbial communities

Kylie McGovern Professor Ted Maney Bio 131 L24 10 October 2014 The Salt Marsh Ecosystem 　　A Salt Marsh is an extremely important ecosystem. It is home to a variety of both plants and animals. Salt Marshes have distinct characteristic that separate them from other ecosystems. These characteristics force any plant or animal living there to have ways to adapt to the sometimes extreme environments in order to survive and thrive. Salt Marshes are not only biologically important, they also have economic

Geography 3480 James Keogh Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse Image by B. Moose Peterson via Smithsonian Institute Abstract: There is very little known about the Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse (SMHM). In 1970, SMHM was added to the endangered list, largely due to the fact their salt water habitats 84% gone. With the mouse being just under 3 inches in length, nocturnal, loving its dense cover protection, and the close resemblance to the Western Harvest Mouse, it makes field identification very difficult. Further

In the 1560s the ownership of the Florida Peninsula was hotly contested. The French had preemptively built a small fort, Fort Caroline, near what would become Jacksonville, Florida. In 1565 the Spanish marched from St. Augustine and took this small fort, slaughtering some 200 people. Then, they chased down the remaining French Huguenots near a small inlet. Believing that his men would be well treated, the leader surrendered to the Spanish. The Spanish slaughtered them to the last man in an act that

The salt marsh harvest mouse is listed as an endangered species in 1970s. Its phylogeny is of the Kingdom Animalia, the Phylum Chordata, the Class Mammalia, the Order Rodentia, the Family Cricetidae, the Genus Reithrodontomys, and the Species raviventris. The closest living relative of the salt marsh harvest mouse, according to genetic mapping, is the plains harvest mouse, R. montanus, a western interior species that are found in Mexico and central US. Within the species of R. raviventris there

has had on coral reef and salt marsh ecosystems. The study conducted by White investigated nine coral communities six months after the spill using ROVs. In an area 11 km west of the spill site, the researchers studied scleractinian, gorgonian, antipatharian corals and found many that were covered with floc, a brown flocculent material, that is linked to coral tissue damage and mortality. The study conducted by Silliman et. al. investigated the oil spill impacts on the salt marshes lining the Louisiana

Introduction There is rapid destruction of salt marshes and wetlands due to dredging operations and filling. In Boston, almost eighty-one percent of the salt marshes have been lost. For the Canadian Maritimes, almost sixty-four percent of the coastal wetlands have disappeared due to agricultural reclamation. Approximately, ninety-three percent coastal marshes have been lost along the Pacific coast in the United States. In addition, there is a degradation of coastal wetland due to invasive species

environments. An estuary allows for diverse populations of fishes and other invertebrates because of the varying salinities and rich food sources (Keefer, Caudill, Peery, & Moser, 2013). If an estuary is long enough there is a gradient as the fresh and salt water begin to mix ("At the river 's end," 2005). This gradient provides protection for some species and breeding grounds for other species. The unique habitat is makes a great nursery for juvenile fishes (Fulford et al., 2014). Anadromous fishes

the use of the land as a marsh. Since the land is turned into a marsh, the land cannot be used for agriculture or for human development such as buildings or transportation infrastructure. This serves as a major social drawback, as the human population continues to expand, people need land for living space and arable land for farming purposes. In addition, as the marsh deposits more peat material, there is a chance that the weight of the material being formed in the marsh will eventually cause primary

how biodiversity changed for areas away from human habitat. Salt marshes and wetland are under severe threat due to irresponsible actions on the part of humans. There needs to be an awareness and understanding in the general public as to the importance of these natural habitats and their significance to the general ecosystem. There is enough evidence to suggest the degradation has already happened, and how critical it is to protect salt marshes and wetlands. The results were encouraging as they