Introduction to Salt Marshes

Use the information on the websites below to fill in the "General Description", "Important Biotic Factors", and "Important Abiotic Factors" sections of your sheet.

https://www.flseagrant.org/celebrating-world-wetlands-day-all-about-floridas-salt-marshes/

https://floridadep.gov/rcp/saltmarshes

Use the information on the websites below to fill in the organisms on the "Food Pyramid" section of your sheet.

https://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/pub/seascience/dynamic.html

https://soils.ifas.ufl.edu/florida-wetlands-extension-program/about-wetlands/types-of-wetlands/tidal-salt-marshes/

(HINT: Scroll to the section titled "Salt Marsh Wildlife" and read from there.)

You can probably already fill in the information about at least one adaptation, but the website below may help you complete this part of your sheet.

https://www.floridastateparks.org/learn/salt-marsh

You may have been having trouble finding examples of symbiosis in the salt marsh ecosystem. The two sites below will give you some really interesting examples of both mutualism and parasitism.

https://www.nycgovparks.org/greening/natural-resources-group/bronx-river-wetlands/estuary-section/reach-1/saltwater-marshes


https://researchblog.duke.edu/2017/06/24/marine-parasites-little-guys-that-make-a-big-difference/

Remember that in your descriptions of symbiotic relationships, you should name the type of symbiosis, name each organism involved, and specify how each organism is affected in the relationship.

You should now be able to fill in the "Real-World Examples" and the "Unique or Interesting Facts" if you haven't already. If not, check out the links below.

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/saltmarsh.html

https://ocean.org/blog/the-importance-of-salt-marshes/