STUDIES IN SALT-MARSH ECOLOGY . SECTIONS I TO III.

The article presents a study on both the algal and phanerogamic vegetation of Scolt Head Island in Norfolk, England. The study attempts to secure a general information on the series of marshes between King's Lynn and Blakeney. It was observed that during the flooding and non-flooding tides there is a marked rise and fall of the water table in the sand stratum below the surface mud, ranging greatest near creeks and diminishes with increasing distance from them. Among the main factors in determining the daily movements of water-table includes the following: the height of the previous tide; resistance of the strata; and strength and direction of the wind.