This dataset includes all tidal wetlands dominated by woody vegetation less than 5 meters in height, and all such wetlands that occur in tidal areas in which salinity due to ocean-derived salts is equal to or greater than 0.5 percent. Total vegetation coverage is greater than 20 percent.
Characteristic species: Sea-myrtle (Baccharis halimifolia) and marsh elder (Iva frutescens).