A meadow that is subject to flooding by seawater; a salt marsh.
〈主北美〉（常遭海水淹没的）盐土草地；海岸盐沼，海岸盐碱滩
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Atlantic salt meadows develop when halophytic vegetation (i.e. plants able to tolerate salty soil conditions) colonises soft intertidal sediments of mud and sand in areas protected from strong wave action.
Among the natural wonders that should be protected are stag beetles, and ramshorn snails; habitats including salt meadows and oak woods; and rare plants such as the lady's slipper orchid.
Many of the barrier islands, once virtually uninhabited, were used as pasture by free ranging cattle. The best producing salt meadows yielded up to three tons of salt hay per acre and could be harvested twice during the growing season.
Definition of salt meadow in US English:
salt meadow
noun
North American
A meadow that is subject to flooding by seawater; a salt marsh.
〈主北美〉（常遭海水淹没的）盐土草地；海岸盐沼，海岸盐碱滩
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Among the natural wonders that should be protected are stag beetles, and ramshorn snails; habitats including salt meadows and oak woods; and rare plants such as the lady's slipper orchid.
Atlantic salt meadows develop when halophytic vegetation (i.e. plants able to tolerate salty soil conditions) colonises soft intertidal sediments of mud and sand in areas protected from strong wave action.
Many of the barrier islands, once virtually uninhabited, were used as pasture by free ranging cattle. The best producing salt meadows yielded up to three tons of salt hay per acre and could be harvested twice during the growing season.