Tidal Environments

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Tidal Environments
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Tidal flats
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Tidal flats

• If the coastal sediments are fine grained, a
  tidal flat or mud coastline is developed instead
  of a beach. Tidal flats are of such low slope
  that the sedimentation is dominated by the tides.
  Organism interaction with sediments and
  evaporitic influences may be intense in this
  environment. Mud deposition is typically in
  protected, low energy environments such as
  estuaries and lagoons that also have an influx of
  dominantly fine-grained sediments.

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Sandy lower tidal flat
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Muddy upper tidal flat
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Surpratidal marsh
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