Problem
Threatened seasonal brackish marsh habitats
Other Names:
Endangered intermittent brackish poolsThreatened seasonally inundated alkaline marshland
Threatened occasionally inundated grasslands
Threatened semi-permanent emergent saline marshes
Background:
This habitat has soil waterlogged during growing season. It is often covered with 2 to 3 feet of water and containing shallow lake basins and provides valuable waterfowl areas. The predominant vegetation is alkali hard-stemmed bulrush, widgeon grass and sago pondweed.
Broader Problems:
Threatened seasonal wetland habitatsThreatened brackish wetland habitatsThreatened herbaceous-dominated habitatsThreatened habitats of flooded grasslandThreatened habitats on natural grazing landsThreatened wetland habitats with emergent vegetation Values:
EndangeredThreat Subject(s):
Climatology → Climatology ??Fundamental Sciences → Chemicals??
Geography → Land type/use??
Geography → Wild??
Societal Problems → Endangered species??
Societal Problems → Vulnerability??
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
08.05.2019 – 20:49 CEST