
Habitats
The Making of a Salt Marsh: From Mudflat to Plant Community
Salt marsh formation begins on sheltered mudflats. Learn how tides, sediment and pioneer plants shape the habitat, and…
Explore the living communities found along the coast.

Salt marsh formation begins on sheltered mudflats. Learn how tides, sediment and pioneer plants shape the habitat, and…
Its shape, materials, living communities and human uses all leave clues. We follow those clues without pretending every shore works the same way.