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Our plantable zones for salt marsh almost doubled, if not tripled.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Here on a 2,000-acre parcel situated on 20 miles of pristine coastline, the Lowcountry’s natural hallmarks converge in their finest forms—an embarrassment of ecological riches, from salt marsh to maritime forest to wildflower meadows.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2024
The salt marsh serves several critical functions, including as a vital habitat for declining species, as a mitigator of the effects of climate change through carbon sequestration, as a nursery for fish, as a storm surge protector for coastal regions and as a filter for the region’s water.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2024
Editors’ Note, July 31, 2024: This article originally cited the wrong journal for a study about a California salt marsh.
—Hannah Richter, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of salt marsh was
before the 12th century
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“Salt marsh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salt%20marsh. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
salt marsh
noun
: flat land that is overflowed by salt water
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