- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Marsh Detritus
- Date of Original:
- 1708/2022
- Subject:
- Grasses--Georgia
Marshes--Georgia
Salt marshes--Georgia
Detritus--Georgia
Spartina--Georgia
Spartina alterniflora--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora), the dominant plant species in Georgia's tidal marshes, forms the basis of the salt-marsh food chain. When the plants die, they are broken down by bacteria and fungi into minute particles called detritus, which washes into estuaries and tidal creeks and is consumed by small marine organisms.
Photograph of marsh detritus in a salt marsh along the Georgia coastline. Smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora), the dominant plant species in Georgia's tidal marshes, forms the basis of the salt-marsh food chain. When the plants die, they are broken down by bacteria and fungi into minute particles called detritus, which washes into estuaries and tidal creeks and is consumed by small marine organisms. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/tidal-marshes/m-10266/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Estuarine Research Reserve Collection
Courtesy of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/tidal-marshes
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia
National Estuarine Research Reserve Collection - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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