Salinas de San Pedro
Sediment Analysis
| Wave energy: |
Very, very low |
| Slope steepness: |
Very flat |
| Grain size: |
Mud |
| Biologic Compenents: |
<1 - 5% shells |
| Lithologic Compenents: |
microscopic quartz and clays. |
The Salinas de San Pedro Saltmarsh was created in 1985 by the Port of Los Angeles. Located in Cabrillo Beach Park, it restores a part of the marsh enviroment lost during the last century of development. In addition to numerous native plant species surounding it, the marsh is home to many bird species, such as blackcrowned night-herons, willets, great blue herons, snowy egrets = all year round inhabitants), sandpipers, killdeer and grebes = migratory visitors). Aquatic species include worms, clams, crabs, and other invertibrates, in addition to small fish. During high tide corbina, sharks and stingrays can be found.3
Mouse over the image below to see what the saltmarsh looks like at high and low tides. Photo taken on Saturday, April 8, 2017.
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| Raccoons and cats are a particular problem for the saltmarsh, as they can easily slip through the fence for a quick meal. |
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