salt marsh succession

Question 1

what is the five stages of salt marsh succession?

Answer 1

1. algal stage
2. pioneer stage
3. establishment stage
4. stabilisation
5. climax vegetation

Question 2

explain salt marsh succession

Answer 2

1. Algal Stage - Gut weed & Blue green algae establish as they can grow on bare mud, which
   their roots help to bind together.
2. Pioneer Stage - Cord grass & Glasswort grow, their roots begin to stabilise the mud allowing the estuarine to grow.
3. Establishment Stage - Salt marsh grass & Sea asters grow, creating a carpet of vegetation and so the height of the salt marsh increases.
4. Stabilisation - Sea thrift, Scurvy grass & Sea lavender grow, and so salt rarely ever gets
   submerged beneath the marsh.
5. Climax vegetation - Rush, Sedge & Red fescue grass grow since the salt marsh is only
   submerged one or twice a year.

Question 3

salt marsh succession: explain the algal stage

Answer 3

Gut weed & Blue green algae establish as they can grow on bare mud, and their roots help to bind them together.

Question 4

salt marsh succession: explain the pioneer stage

Answer 4

Cord grass & Glasswort grow, their roots begin to stabilise the mud allowing the estuarine to grow.

Question 5

salt marsh succession: explain the establishment stage

Answer 5

Salt marsh grass & Sea asters grow, creating a carpet of vegetation and so the height of the salt marsh increases.

Question 6

salt marsh succession: explain the stabilisation

Answer 6

Sea thrift, Scurvy grass & Sea lavender grow, and so salt rarely ever gets submerged beneath the marsh.

Question 7

salt marsh succession: explain the climax vegetation

Answer 7

Rush, Sedge & Red fescue grass grow since the salt marsh is only submerged one or twice a year.