Louisiana Coastal Ecosystems

1. Louisiana Coastal Ecosystems /
Ecosystèmes Côtiers de Louisiane

2. A Diverse Coast
• Oyster reefs / récif d’huîtres
• Salt marsh / Marais salés
– Terrestrial / sur la côte
– Intertidal / prés de l’ocean
• Muddy flats / vasières
• Coral Reefs/ récifs coralliens
• Oil rigs/ Plateforme pétrolière

3. Oyster reefs / récif d’huîtres
• Big obvious piles of oysters
• Host hundreds of other species
including fish, snails, worms and other
bivalves

4. Salt marsh / Marais salés
Intertidal/
proche de
l’océan
Terrestrial/
sur la côte

5. Muddy flats /
Vasières
• Often below salt marsh
• Houses hidden animals
(worms, crabs, shrimp,
clams)
• Many birds feed here

6. Coral
Reefs
Near
Louisiana
récifs
coralliens
près de la
Louisiane

8. Oil rigs -
Plateforme pétrolière
Provide artificial structure for
marine life- vertebrate and
invertebrate