Krzysztof Kaluzny, Manager of the OTOP West Pomaranian Reserves gave a speech about Salt Marshes in the Polish Coast area at the Baltic Coast Dialog Workshop on September 19, 2024.
Functioning ecosystems alongside the Baltic Coast are crucial for blue restoration. Threats to Salt Marshes are:
- overgrowth of invasive species, such as common reed (Phragmites australis)
- land reclamation
- drainage
- agricultural runoff
- rarer and smaller periodic flooding by seawater (climate changes)
Salt marshes are shaped by the interaction between the Baltic Sea and land. Regular flooding during autumn and winter seasons from the Baltic Sea, along with saline groundwater, leads to a build-up of salt in the soil, creating favorable conditions for halophytic, or salt-tolerant, vegetation.
Krzysztof Kaluzny
See and download his presentation below.
You will more interesting presentations in the series of the Baltic Coast Dialog here.
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