Introducing...Mud Flats!
topic sentence (main idea) -- a lot of nutrients (detritus), estuary (salt meets fresh water), link in food chain/ecosystem/habitat, buffer for coastal area during flood/storms
inidcators -- migratory animals (butterflies) and heron, seagulls, roseate spoonbill, snowy egret
black mangroves -- stabilizing roots, excreter
fiddler crabs -- male (big claw, one small) - excavator and digestive pellets
saltmarsh periwinkle -- (snail - tide climbers - cord grass)
glasswort -- diluter
oyster shell and beds
salt deposit (6x saltier than the ocean)
low energy
puddles of water and tidal channel
animal tracks
topic sentence (main idea) -- a lot of nutrients (detritus), estuary (salt meets fresh water), link in food chain/ecosystem/habitat, buffer for coastal area during flood/storms
inidcators -- migratory animals (butterflies) and heron, seagulls, roseate spoonbill, snowy egret
black mangroves -- stabilizing roots, excreter
fiddler crabs -- male (big claw, one small) - excavator and digestive pellets
saltmarsh periwinkle -- (snail - tide climbers - cord grass)
glasswort -- diluter
oyster shell and beds
salt deposit (6x saltier than the ocean)
low energy
puddles of water and tidal channel
animal tracks