Types of Wetlands
Not all wetlands are the same. There is significant diversity among wetland community types that result from abiotic and biotic environmental factors:
- morphology
- hydrology
- water chemistry
- soil characteristics
- vegetation
Tidal salt marshes are some of the most productive ecosystems in world. You can find them along temperate coastline. Salt-tolerant grasses and rushes dominate tidal salt marshes.
Mangrove swamps are sub-tropical coastal communities. Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) or black mangrove species (Avicennia germinans) species dominate these. Their northern location limits coincide with the freeze line.
