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Salt Marsh
Animals
Plants
''Other'' Organisms
Salt marshes are transitional areas between land and water, occurring along the intertidal shore of estuaries and sounds where salinity (salt content) ranges from near ocean strength to near fresh in upriver marshes.
Some marsh-dwelling organisms have special adaptations to varying amounts of salinity and changes in water levels. Cord Grass contains special glands, allowing it to secrete excess salt. Some crabs have gills that can act as a primitive lung, enabling them to live both inside and out of the water. Other small insects simply move according to the tides, and climb onto higher vegetation when the water level rises.
