The mass of plants that comprise a salt marsh go through a life cycle, much as do the animals that live in it. That includes dying off. The grasses turn brown and decay over the winter.

I live just down the road from a salt marsh. ... (and animals) that live in salt water tend to experience a net loss of water from their tissues and need adaptations to help retain water.

Home to 2,100 plant species and 2,200 animal species, the Indian River Lagoon features thriving ecosystems that benefit the environment as a whole. From its mangrove population to varied species ...

Millions of purple marsh crabs are churning through salt marshes along the East Coast, significantly disrupting the storage of carbon within these ecosystems. The small crabs' constant burrowing ...

Climate change threatens to “drown” Delaware’s salt marshes. ... and Delaware faces similar problems. The farming of salt hay for cattle and grazing animals, along with dikes, ... It’s how we live.

An Iraqi boy tends to water buffalos in the Chibayish marshes where animals have struggled and died due to high salinity amid water shortages in Dhi Qar, Iraq, Nov. 20, 2022.