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The Nature and Functioning of Salt Marshes

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Pollution of the North Sea

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Tidal landforms are defined as that part of coastal wetlands that includes all areas of marsh, mudflats, and stretches of water between (extreme) low- and high-water marks. They are mostly formed in coastal areas with a medium to large tidal range and shelter against the effects of wind-driven waves. Mudflats and salt marshes are separated from each other around the high-water line at neap tide (MHWN) where the pioneer vegetation closes. Salt marshes are in fact vegetated mudflats and other periodically inundated marine and estuarine grasslands.

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  1. Delta Institute for Hydrobiological Research KNAW, Vierstraat 28, 4401 EA, Yerseke, The Netherlands

    W. G. Beeftink

  2. Department of Ecology and Ecotoxicology, Free University, Post Box 7161, 1007 MC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Beeftink, W.G., Rozema, J. (1993). The Nature and Functioning of Salt Marshes. In: Salomons, W., Bayne, B.L., Duursma, E.K., Förstner, U. (eds) Pollution of the North Sea. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73709-1_4

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