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Table 1 Species identified within the saltmarsh in the three study sites

From: Ecotone analysis: assessing the impact of vehicle transit on saltmarsh crab population and ecosystem

Species

Black Soil

Oonoonba

Healy Creek

Succulent plants

   

    Portulaca oleracea

 

x

x

    Sarcocornia quinqueflora

x

x

x

    Suaeda australis

x

x

x

    Tecticornia indica

x

x

x

Grass

   

    Sporobolus virginicus

 

x

x

Mangroves

   

    Aegialitis annulata

 

x

x

    Avicennia marina

x

x

x

    Ceriops spp.

  

x

Crabs (Grapsoidea)

   

    Metopograpsus latifrons

 

x

 

    Sesarma longicristatum

x

x

x

Crabs (Ocypodoidea)

   

    Australoplax tridentata

 

x

 

    Cleistostoma wardi

x

x

 

    Uca signata

x

x

x