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6. What did the spit provide?
- Place for people to stay
- Place for erosion to take place
- A sheltered place for sediment accumulation away from strong winds and coastal erosion
- Place for scientists to study
7. When is the climax of a salt marsh reached?
- When a more complex set of plants colonise
- When the pioneer colonising plants help trap sediment
- When a community of ader and ash trees is reached with a fully developed creek system
- When organic matter is contributed
8. Where does it lie?
- Between a sea wall built in 1990s
- On the west coast
- After groynes on the beach
9. How much was spent on increasing the height of the spit?
- £5 million
- £7 million
- £2 million
10. Do animals graze on the salt marsh?
- Sometimes
- Yes
- I don't know
- No
11. What do pioneer colonising plants (eel grass) do?
- Bring other plants to a habitat
- Help trap sediment which starts to build up a salt marsh
- Discover new land