In addition, more than three hundred fifty bird species and three hundred species of fresh and saltwater fish live within the park.

VOA: special.2009.06.30

They have roots that stand in saltwater and look like cablesor ropes laid one on top of another.

VOA: special.2010.04.20

But tides are the ebb and flow of saltwater against the coast.

VOA: special.2009.03.17

And they serve as nurseries for shrimp and other saltwater organisms.

VOA: special.2010.04.20

So far,though, the oil hasn't reached very far inland, and saltwater has not seeped into the farmers' wells.

VOA: standard.2010.06.17

The farmers call it flying the seeds. In a dry spell, saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico can seep into Louisiana's aquifers.

VOA: standard.2010.06.17

"Also the saltwater tide will invade river estuaries and coastal areas.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29

So far,the answer is no. Even though some of Louisiana's quarter-million hectares of rice farms are located within shouting distance of bespoiled marshes, rice ponds rely on fresh water from wells and rainfall - not saltwater that,even without oil, would kill tender plants.

VOA: standard.2010.06.17