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Brackish marsh

Hey kiddo! Do you know what a marsh is?

A marsh is a wetland where the soil is often covered by water. It is an important ecosystem that many plants and animals call home. And do you know what brackish means?

Brackish means that the water that enters into the marsh is a mixture of saltwater and freshwater. So a brackish marsh is a wetland that has a little bit of saltwater mixed in with the freshwater.

This special mixture of water creates a unique environment that only certain types of plants and animals can survive in. Some animals that might live in a brackish marsh include crabs, shrimp, and some types of fish like flounder.

Cool, right? So a brackish marsh is like a special type of marsh that only certain types of creatures can live in because of the unique mixture of saltwater and freshwater.