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Salt Marshes of the Wadden Sea

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    August 26, 2024

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    Salt Marshes - Silting Zone of the North Sea
    Finally at the Wadden Sea – the dike is climbed with anticipation. The first glimpse of the North Sea is an unforgettable experience on any vacation. But a real surprise awaits many visitors who enjoy this view for the first time: expansive, colorful meadows lie between the dike and the mudflats. And these meadows are something very special. Their name: salt marshes. Their special feature: Depending on their altitude, they are flooded more or less regularly by the North Sea's seawater.
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    October 27, 2023

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    Salt marsh
    Salt marshes, also known regionally as Heller, Inge or Groden, are stands of herbaceous plants that are periodically or irregularly flooded by the sea. They form the natural transition and biological boundary between land and sea.
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    October 12, 2024

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    Habitat between mudflats and dikes
    Salt marshes, like the mudflats that dry out at low tide, are part of the Wadden Sea ecosystem. They form the transition between sea and …
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    Location: Norden, Aurich, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

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