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Climate ecosystem
An intertidal wetland is an area along a shoreline that is exposed to
air at
low tide and submerged at
high tide . This type of
wetland is defined by an
intertidal zone and includes its own
intertidal ecosystems .
Description
The main types of intertidal wetlands are
mudflats (e.g.,
mangrove swamps ) and
salt marshes . The mangrove swamps are encountered along
tropical shores and are characterized by
tree vegetation, while salt marshes are mostly found in
temperate zones and are mostly
grass ecosystems.
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Intertidal wetlands are commonly encountered in most
estuaries . Intertidal wetland
ecosystems are amongst the most productive plant communities and often constitute a large part of the estuary areas.
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See also
References
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a
b Day, John W. Jr.; Hall, Charles A. S.; Kemp, W. Michael; Yáñez-Arancibia, Alejandro (May 9, 1989).
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ISBN
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^ Dionne, Jean-Claude (2004).
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doi :
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ISSN
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^ Ross, Pauline; Adam, Paul (March 19, 2013).
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doi :
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ISSN
2079-7737 .
PMC
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PMID
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^ Rayner, Duncan; Glamore, William; Grandquist, Lisa; Ruprecht, Jamie; Waddington, Katrina; Khojasteh, Danial (April 2021).
"Intertidal wetland vegetation dynamics under rising sea levels" . Science of the Total Environment . 766 : 144237.
Bibcode :
2021ScTEn.766n4237R .
doi :
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ISSN
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PMID
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