Tidal Marshes, Chesapeake Bay Program

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Tidal Marshes
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Tidal Marshes
A tidal marsh
Salt marshes provide food and shelter to the numerous aquatic organisms that dwell in shallow waters.

Tidal marshes of the shallows are border habitats that connect shorelines to forests and wetlands. Like wetlands and underwater bay grass beds, tidal marshes provide food and shelter for the numerous aquatic species that dwell in shallow waters.

There are three types of tidal marshes found in the Bay:
* Freshwater marshes of the upper Bay
* Brackish marshes of the middle Bay
* Salt marshes of the lower Bay

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