Salt Marshes and Mangrove Swamps

Question 1

Description
Salt Marshes and mangrove swamps

Answer 1

Coastal wet lands
Found in estuaries
Wide diversity in organisms

Question 2

Mangrove
Found in

Answer 2

Found in tropical and subtropical latitudes near the equator because they cannot withstand freezing Tempatures

Question 3

Salt Marsh
Known for

Answer 3

Lack of oxygen
One of the most nutrient producing ecosystems
Extreme weather conditions prone to hurricanes, tsunamis

Question 4

Salt Marsh Where are they found

Answer 4

Middle high latitudes
Half on golf coast NC,SC

Question 5

Mangrove found in
States

Answer 5

North America, Florida, Texas

Question 6

Climates
Mangrove swamps

Answer 6

Summer, heat, wet, humid must adapt
Winter, Freezing temp, wet

Question 7

Food chain
Mangrove

Answer 7

Leaves fall from the mangrove forest
As they decay they provide nutrients for invertebrates and algae
These feed many small organisms such as birds, worms, jellyfish