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The southern part of the island, an extensive salt marsh, is protected under the Ramsar Convention. [5] The island as a whole, along with the surrounding area of sea, has been designated a nature reserve by the European Union , as well as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International . [ 6 ]
It is part of the Thames Estuary and Marshes Ramsar internationally important wetland site [5] and Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds. [ 6 ] The site consists of a range of habitats including mudflats, saltmarsh, grazing marsh and stretches of shingle.
Map showing the Wadden Sea in dark blue Salt marsh and mudflats in Westerhever, Germany The word wad is Frisian and Dutch for "mud flat" ( Low German and German : Watt , Danish : Vade ). The area is typified by extensive tidal mud flats , deeper tidal trenches ( tidal creeks ) and the islands that are contained within this, a region continually ...
Alnmouth Saltmarsh and Dunes is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Northumberland, England. It is the largest saltflat on the north-east coast, located on the south bank of the River Aln estuary, and notable for the varied plant community found on the interface between the saltflats and the dunes.
Faerûn (/ f eɪ ˈ r uː n / fay-ROON) is a fictional continent and the primary setting of the Dungeons & Dragons world of Forgotten Realms.It is described in detail in several editions of the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (first published in 1987 by TSR, Inc.) with the most recent being the 5th edition from Wizards of the Coast, [1] [2] and various locales and aspects are described in ...
The underlying landform is a horst–graben, in which expansion of the crust causes a section to drop, creating a rift valley.Underneath the marsh is such a valley, while the steeply-sided Volscian Mountains and the floor under the outer dunes are the corresponding horsts.
The Étang de Sale is a Natura 2000 site. [3] The wetland has been protected since 1999. It consists of a reed bed bordered by bullrushes to the southwest, and a marshy area with salt tolerant vegetation to the north.
The Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide was written by Philip Athans, Bruce R. Cordell, Ed Greenwood, and Chris Sims, and published in 2008.The book features art by Drew Baker, Leon Cortez, Eric Deschamps, Steve Ellis, Randy Gallegos, Adam Gillespie, Michael Komarck, Robert Lazzaretti, Ron Lemen, Lee Moyer, William O'Connor, Mike Schley, Keven Smith, Emi Tanji, Mark Tedin, Francis Tsai, Matt ...