Hypersaline Lagoon - Laguna Madre
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Hypersaline Lagoon: Laguna Madre
Laguna Madre is a hypersaline lagoon, a body of water even saltier than most seawater. These lagoons form where rainfall is low and there's not much inflow of fresh water or seawater.
The laguna's salt-tolerant sea grasses and algae support equally hardy crabs, shrimp and fish.
- Mud flats: Corpus Christi
- Sea grass beds: Aransas Bay
- Open bay waters: Galveston Bay
- Hypersaline lagoon: Laguna Madre
- Barrier Island: Padre Island
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