Intertidal wetland

Anintertidal wetlandis an area along a shoreline that is exposed toairatlow tideand submerged athigh tide.This type ofwetlandis defined by anintertidal zoneand includes its ownintertidal ecosystems.

Description

The main types of intertidal wetlands aremudflats(e.g.,mangrove swamps) andsalt marshes.The mangrove swamps are encountered alongtropicalshores and are characterized bytreevegetation, while salt marshes are mostly found intemperatezones and are mostlygrassecosystems.^[1]

Intertidal wetlands are commonly encountered in mostestuaries.Intertidal wetlandecosystemsare amongst the most productive plant communities and often constitute a large part of the estuary areas.^[1]^[2]^[3] ^[4]

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^^a ^bDay, John W. Jr.; Hall, Charles A. S.; Kemp, W. Michael; Yáñez-Arancibia, Alejandro (May 9, 1989)."Chapter 5: Intertidal Wetlands: Salt Marshes and Mangrove Swamp".Estuarine Ecology.John Wiley & Sons.ISBN 978-0-471-06263-9.
^Dionne, Jean-Claude (2004)."Âge et taux moyen d'accrétion verticale des schorres du Saint-Laurent estuarien, en particulier ceux de Montmagny et de Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec"[Age and Mean Rate of Vertical Accretion of Intertidal Marshes of the St. Lawrence Estuary, Particularly those at Montmagny and Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré].Géographie physique et Quaternaire(in French).58(1): 73–108.doi:10.7202/013111ar.ISSN 0705-7199.
^Ross, Pauline; Adam, Paul (March 19, 2013)."Climate Change and Intertidal Wetlands".Biology.2(1): 445–480.doi:10.3390/biology2010445.ISSN 2079-7737.PMC4009871.PMID 24832670.
^Rayner, Duncan; Glamore, William; Grandquist, Lisa; Ruprecht, Jamie; Waddington, Katrina; Khojasteh, Danial (April 2021)."Intertidal wetland vegetation dynamics under rising sea levels".Science of the Total Environment.766:144237.Bibcode:2021ScTEn.766n4237R.doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144237.ISSN 0048-9697.PMID 33421788.

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[Day-1] Day, John W. Jr.; Hall, Charles A. S.; Kemp, W. Michael; Yáñez-Arancibia, Alejandro (May 9, 1989)."Chapter 5: Intertidal Wetlands: Salt Marshes and Mangrove Swamp".Estuarine Ecology.John Wiley & Sons.ISBN 978-0-471-06263-9.

[Dionne_2004-2] Dionne, Jean-Claude (2004)."Âge et taux moyen d'accrétion verticale des schorres du Saint-Laurent estuarien, en particulier ceux de Montmagny et de Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec"[Age and Mean Rate of Vertical Accretion of Intertidal Marshes of the St. Lawrence Estuary, Particularly those at Montmagny and Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré].Géographie physique et Quaternaire(in French).58(1): 73–108.doi:10.7202/013111ar.ISSN 0705-7199.

[Ross_2013-3] Ross, Pauline; Adam, Paul (March 19, 2013)."Climate Change and Intertidal Wetlands".Biology.2(1): 445–480.doi:10.3390/biology2010445.ISSN 2079-7737.PMC4009871.PMID 24832670.

[Rayner_2021-4] Rayner, Duncan; Glamore, William; Grandquist, Lisa; Ruprecht, Jamie; Waddington, Katrina; Khojasteh, Danial (April 2021)."Intertidal wetland vegetation dynamics under rising sea levels".Science of the Total Environment.766:144237.Bibcode:2021ScTEn.766n4237R.doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144237.ISSN 0048-9697.PMID 33421788.

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Landforms	Anchialine pool Archipelago Atoll Avulsion Ayre Barrier island Bay Bight Bodden Brackish marsh Cape Channel Cliff Coast Coastal plain Coastal waterfall Continental margin Continental shelf Coral reef Cove Dune cliff-top Estuary Firth Fjard Fjord Freshwater marsh Fundus Gat Geo Gulf Gut Hapua Headland Inlet Intertidal wetland Island Islet Isthmus Lagoon Machair Mudflat Natural arch Peninsula Reef Ria Salt marsh Shoal Shore Skerry Sound Spit Stack Strait Strand plain Submarine canyon Tidal island Tidal marsh Tide pool Tied island Tombolo Waituna Windwatt
Beaches	Beach cusps Beach evolution Coastal morphodynamics Beach ridge Beachrock Beaches in estuaries and bays Pocket beach Raised beach Recession Shell beach Shingle beach Storm beach Wash margin Beach wrack
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Processes	Blowhole Cliffed coast Coastal biogeomorphology Coastal erosion Concordant coastline Current Cuspate foreland Discordant coastline Emergent coastline Feeder bluff Fetch Flat coast Graded shoreline Ingression coast Large-scale coastal behaviour Longshore drift Marine regression Marine transgression Raised shoreline Rip current Rocky shore Sea cave Sea foam Shoal(Peresyp) Steep coast Submergent coastline Surf break Surf zone Surge channel Swash Undertow Volcanic arc Wave-cut platform Wave shoaling Wind wave
Management	Accretion Coastal management Integrated coastal zone management Submersion
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