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From freshwater to salt marsh
In Wetlands of the coastal plains, page 14
Our boat drifts slowly downstream past swamp forests and freshwater marshes. (My boat of choice for this part of the trip has no motor because I am in no hurry to get past the wildflowers, birds, and abundant wildlife that decorate the lower extremities of...
By Dirk Frankenberg.
Salt marsh cord grass & black needle rush plants (1)
In A blackwater river from sea to source: The White Oak River transect, page 9
Figure 7 shows us where the salt marshes are located in this high-salinity section of the White Oak estuary. Marshes develop mostly along the banks of tributary creeks. Here, you see the creek's mouth facing into the main portion of the estuary and the marshes...
By Dirk Frankenberg.
Salt marshes
In Wetlands of the coastal plains, page 15
The single most important ecological feature of salt marshes along coastal rivers is their immersion/exposure cycle. The lower the marsh, the longer the surface is immersed in tidal waters. Low marshes in North Carolina are dominated by smooth cordgrass (
By Dirk Frankenberg.
Bridging language barriers
How schools can ease the transition for Latino immigrant students.
By Regina Cortina.

Something covered completely with water.