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Tidal Marsh

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-028079

1. Low, flat marshlands traversed by channels and tidal hollows, subject to tidal inundation; normally, the only vegetation present is salt-tolerant bushes and grasses.

2. A type of marsh in which the flooding characteristics are determined by the tidal movement of the adjacent river, estuary, sea or ocean.

3. Type of marsh in which the flooding characteristics are determined by the tidal movement of the adjacent river, estuary, sea or ocean.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-028079
FieldEnvironment
SubjectEcosystems
ReferencesTerms of Environment; Chesapeake Bay Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-028079",
  "term": "Tidal Marsh",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Low, flat marshlands traversed by channels and tidal hollows, subject to tidal inundation; normally, the only vegetation present is salt-tolerant bushes and grasses.\n\n2. A type of marsh in which the flooding characteristics are determined by the tidal movement of the adjacent river, estuary, sea or ocean.\n\n3. Type of marsh in which the flooding characteristics are determined by the tidal movement of the adjacent river, estuary, sea or ocean.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "Terms of Environment",
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/tidal-marsh/"
}

Record 28,079 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.