Salt marshes may not be the most romantic aspect of the edge of the sea, as compared to sandy beaches ... much as do the animals that live in it. That includes dying off. The grasses turn brown ...

Maine has almost 54,000 acres of salt marshes and sea grasses, or a quarter of the ... to the plants and animals that once lived in them. In Maine, several experts could not think of a single ...

Eelgrass provides habitat for fish and other species, as well as food for marine organisms, while salt marshes are intertidal zones that also provide habitat for marine life and plants ...