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A salt marsh or saltmarsh, also known as a coastal salt marsh or a tidal marsh, is a coastal ecosystem found between land and open salt water or brackish water that is regularly flooded by the tides. A salt marsh begins when mud and silt are deposited along a sheltered part of the coastline.
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Coastal recession is the retreat of the coastline inland, this may be due to: Erosion. Sea level rise. Submergence. Where coastal recession is the result of erosion, this is dependent on the lithology of the coast. Mineral composition. Rock classification.
Coastal regions. Where the land meets the sea is called the coast. The coastline is the edge of the land marked through the high-water mark on a low-lying coast or the foot of steep sloped coasts. The area between the lowest tide point and the highest point is known as the shore.
A salt marsh, saltmarsh or salting, 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 saltwater or brackish water that is regularly flooded by the tides.
Introduction to Coastal Processes and Geomorphology. Written for undergraduate students studying coastal geomorphology, this is the complete guide to the processes at work on our coastlines and the features that we see in coastal systems across the world.
Revision notes on 3.3.1 Landforms of the Coast for the AQA A Level Geography syllabus, written by the Geography experts at Save My Exams.
Salt marsh, area of low, flat, poorly drained ground that is subject to daily or occasional flooding by salt water or brackish water and is covered with a thick mat of grasses and plants such as sedges and rushes. Maritime salt marshes are variably subject to tidal action.
