Shoreline Habitat Classification
Estuarine, intertidal, organic, lagoon, eulittoral
Lagoons are formed when longshore water-borne sediments are deposited to form a spit closing off (partially or totally) an embayment. This category includes a variety of marsh types, varying with intertidal elevation and salinity. Characteristic vegetation varies with these two key factors.
Class ID
87
Class name
Estuarine, intertidal, organic, lagoon, eulittoral
Length
31.00
Primary substrate
Organic
Secondary substrate
Mud
Substrate stability
Stabilized by vegetation
Substrate key details
No stable surface features
Wave exposure
Protected, Very protected
Blue book classes
[No class in 1990 publication]
Map/survey site examples
Mouth of Pysht River, parts of Cultus Bay, Foulweather Bluff
Fish sampling sites
Skagit Bay lagoons and pocket beaches
Diagnostic species
Carex lyngbyei
Distichlis spicata
Salicornia depressa
Triglochin maritima
Jaumea carnosa
Schoenoplectus maritimus
Gasterosteus aculeatus
Cymatogaster aggregata
Leptocottus armatus
Clevelandia ios
Hypomesus pretiosus
Cottus asper
Species notes
Diagnostic species dependent on salinity and substrate
Habitat classification system
Type
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