Marsh System
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     The marsh is an area of high biodiversity. You can often see numerous waterfowl foraging for food through the high grasses, including birds.

Marsh: (1) A tract of soft, wet land, usually vegetated by reeds, grasses and occasionally small shrubs. (2) Soft, wet area periodically or continuously flooded to a shallow depth, usually characterized by a particular subclass of grasses, cattails and other low plants.

Marsh, salt: A marsh periodically flooded by salt water.

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Extensive marsh system