An ecosystem where fresh water from land-based sources meets salty water from the ocean is called an estuary. Salt marshes are a muddy, aquatic habitat found in our South Carolina estuaries. Did you know, according to SC DNR, that there are more than 500,000 acres of salt marsh in our state?
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