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It grows in a wide range of salinities, from about 5 psu to marine (32 psu), and has been described as the "single most important marsh plant species in the estuary" of Chesapeake Bay. [5] It is described as intolerant of shade. [6] S. alterniflorus is noted for its capacity to act as an environmental engineer. It grows out into the water at ...
A marsh terrace is an artificially created berm that is built in a wetland to prevent erosion, reduce wave energy, and improve habitat for wildlife. Marsh terracing is most common throughout the upper Gulf Coast of the United States , where it is used to prevent coastal erosion , with 980 linear km (609 mi) having been built in Texas and ...
In ecology, a marsh is a wetland that is dominated by herbaceous plants rather than by woody plants. [1] More in general, the word can be used for any low-lying and seasonally waterlogged terrain. In Europe and in agricultural literature low-lying meadows that require draining and embanked polderlands are also referred to as marshes or marshland.
Iva imbricata is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names dune marsh-elder and seacoast marsh elder. It is native to Cuba, the Bahamas, and coastal areas of the United States from Texas to Virginia. [2] [3] It is a low shrub, found on sand dunes and the upper beach. It is a highly salt ...
The first incinerator at Marchwood was a small plant which took refuse from Southampton and the New Forest, and was commissioned in 1975. [1] This plant was closed in 1996. [ 2 ] Demolition of the plant, which took place in 2010, was temporarily suspended when a pair of kestrels nested at the site.
The genus Heliamphora (/ h ɛ l i ˈ æ m f ər ə / or / h iː l i ˈ æ m f ər ə /; Greek: helos "marsh" and amphoreus "amphora") contains 24 species of pitcher plants endemic to South America. [1] The species are collectively known as sun pitchers, based on the mistaken notion that the heli of Heliamphora is from the Greek helios, meaning ...
Vegetation is a key component in determining the structure of a freshwater marsh. [7] In a freshwater marsh, there are emergent plants, floating plants, floating leaved and submerged. [8] The primary plant in freshwater marshes are emergent plants. Emergent plants are plants with soft stems and are highly adapted to live in saturated soils. [1]
Iva frutescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names Jesuit's bark, [2] bigleaf marsh-elder, [3] and high-tide bush. [4] It grows in coastal eastern North America from Nova Scotia down the eastern coast and along the Gulf Coast to Texas.