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• water table stands at or near the land surface• soil is either permanently or seasonally saturated• most biologically diverse of all ecosystems• water can be saltwater, freshwater, or brackish• breeding grounds, storm protection, reduce wave impacts, support marine life, stabilize shorelines• productive-high nutrient input from rivers and nearby land and rapid circulation of nutrients• ample sunlight in shallow waters• plant life includes: mangroves, cattails, cypress• animal life includes: birds, mammals, amphibians, etc.

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1. • water table stands at or near the land surface
• soil is either permanently or seasonally saturated
• most biologically diverse of all ecosystems
• water can be saltwater, freshwater, or brackish
• breeding grounds, storm protection, reduce wave impacts, support marine life, stabilize shorelines
• productive-high nutrient input from rivers and nearby land and rapid circulation of nutrients
• ample sunlight in shallow waters
• plant life includes: mangroves, cattails, cypress
• animal life includes: birds, mammals, amphibians, etc.





 
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