Oyster bars develop in estuarine environments, contributing to changes in tidal flow and the depostion of sediments. They also form a substrate used by other plant and animal species

Severe storms may knock down the trees and flood hammocks, leaving behind a thick layer of debris

Marsh sediments fill the pockets of exposed limestone, providing a foothold for colonization by salt-tolerant species such as the glassworts (Salicornia spp).

The shallow roots of the read cedar cling precariously to the exposed limestone surface beneath a coastal hammock.

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