Internet Resources

http://water.dnr.state.sc.us/marine/pub/seascience/dynamic.html
Dynamics of the Salt Marsh. A short program about salt marshes from the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.

http://www.csc.noaa.gov/otter/htmls/ecosys/ecology/estuary.htm
An ecological characterization of Otter Island, SC. The site has an extensive section on the estuary and salt marsh of the area with an enormous reference section. It was designed to be “A Prototype for Interactive Access to Coastal Management Information”. Probably the largest and most comprehensive site of its kind on the internet.

http://www.humboldt.edu/~ere_dept/marsh/saltveg.html
A short program about the saltwater vegetation in the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary in northern California. This was a constructed marsh. The home page for the site has more information about the project.

http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/spartina.html
The Marine Biology program at SUNY Stonybrook has a nice program on Spartina Salt Marshes. It has good graphics of some of the common organisms found in salt marshes on the north shore of eastern Long Island.

http://camel2.conncoll.edu/ccrec/greennet/arbo/publications/34/FRAME.HTM
The complete text and graphics of the Connecticut College Arboretum Bulletin 34. Tidal Marshes of Long Island Sound edited by G. D. Dreyer and W. A. Niering. This is an excellent overview of salt marshes in the NYC area packed with all sorts of information.

http://www.field-guides.com/salt/salt.htm
A virtual field trip to a salt marsh. This program is a series of links to web sites that contain information about salt marshes and estuaries.

http://www.tidesonline.com/
A site for tide tables.

http://www.darp.noaa.gov/neregion/wpsm.htm
A program on salt marsh restoration in the vicinity of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.

http://omp.gso.uri.edu/doce2.htm
A series of virtual field trips to Rhode Island coastal environments. Trips are available to a salt pond, rocky shore, salt marsh and barrier beach. The level of the programs is very basic but the graphics are good and you can almost smell the mud.

http://www.uri.edu/artsci/bio/rishores/home.htm
A Field Guide to the shores of Rhode Island. The program includes rocky shore, salt marsh and sandy shore habitats. Some of this site was still under construction. The salt marsh portion is complete and has excellent graphics for the common organisms found in a salt marsh.

http://www.epa.gov/surf/
A site called Surf Your Watershed from the US Environmental Protection Agency. It has a wide variety of information and links about watersheds and water quality and extensive links to a variety of environmental information.

http://www.savethesound.org
A non-profit organization dedicated to the restoration, protection and appreciation of Long Island Sound. They are involved in monitoring habitats and restoration projects in both New York and Connecticut.

http://www.epa.gov/region01/eco/lis/
The Long Island Sound Study – On Line. A project to restore and preserve Long Island Sound based on a comprehensive conservation and management plan completed in 1994. A variety of agencies and organizations are involved.

       
       
       
       
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The philosophy of this internet site
 
Introduction
 
Marshlands Conservancy
 
Tides
 
Zonation Within a Salt Marsh
 
Challenges of the Salt Marsh Environment
 
Lifestyles (Niches) of salt marsh organisms
 
Dominant Salt Marsh Organisms
-  Plants

-  Animals
-  Birds
 
Alien Species
 
Current Status of Salt Marshes
 
Bibliography
 
Internet Resources
 
Acknowledgements