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Classification of Natural Communities- Estuarine

For a single document with all the estuarine community
descriptions (click here) - the individual descriptions are below:

  Estuarine Intertidal: Brackish Tidal Marsh Estuarine Subtidal: Coastal Salt Pond
  Estuarine Intertidal: Coastal Salt Pond Marsh Estuarine Subtidal: Fresh/Brackish Flats
  Estuarine Intertidal: Freshwater Tidal Marsh Estuarine Subtidal: Saline/Brackish Flats
  Estuarine Intertidal: Fresh/ Brackish Flats Marine Intertidal: Flats
  Estuarine Intertidal: Fresh/Brackish Tidal Swamp Marine Intertidal: Gravel/Sand Beach
  Estuarine Intertidal: Fresh/Brackish Tidal Shrubland Marine Intertidal: Rocky Shore
  Estuarine Intertidal: Saline/Brackish Flats
Marine Subtidal: Flats

 

To report natural community occurrences, click on the links below to download Natural
Community Field Forms and their accompanying instructions.

Natural Community Field Form (36k)
Natural Community Field Form Instructions (52k)

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