Marsh

: This article is about marsh, a type of wetland. For other uses of the word marsh see marsh (disambiguation).

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In geography, a marsh is a type of wetland, featuring grasses, rushes, reeds, typhas, sedges, and other herbaceous plants (possibly with low-growing woody plants) in a context of shallow water. A marsh is different from a swamp, which is dominated by trees rather than grasses and low herbs. The water of a marsh can be fresh, brackish, or saline. Coastal marshes may be associated with estuaries and along waterways between coastal barrier islands and the inner coast.

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Marshes are critically important wildlife habitat, often serving as breeding grounds for a wide variety of animal life.

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Constructed wetlands featuring surface-flow design are usually in the form of a marsh.

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Geography: Geography is the scientific study of the locational and spatial variation of both physical, biological and human phenomena on Earth. The word derives from the Greek words γη or γεια ("Earth") and γραφειν ("to describe" and "to wr...

Wetland: In physical geography, a wetland is an environment "at the interface between truly terrestrial ecosystems...and truly aquatic systems...making them different from each yet highly dependent on both" (Mitsch & Gosselink, 1986). In essence, wetlands are ecotones....

Grass: In popular language grass means a short, green, ground covering or lawn, usually, but not necessarily comprised of a "true grass" or grasses, called turf. See also pasture, grassland.In botany, grass refers to plants of the Family Poaceae. These are the true grasses.Plants with "grass" in their name...

Marsh related Images and Photos (experimental)

Marsh Landscape	Jean Marsh	Jodie Marsh	Marsh Island Inlet
Golden Marsh	Michele Marsh	Morning Marsh	High Marsh Road
Serenity Marsh I	Salt Marsh Dinghy	Serenity Marsh II	Flag Pond Marsh