▁as ▁the ▁day ▁goes ▁by . ▁ ▁Follow s ▁a ▁more ▁detailed ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁different ▁parts ▁compr ised ▁within ▁the ▁Marsh es ▁of ▁Crist ina ▁Island . ▁ ▁Car rera ▁mar sh ▁▁ ▁The ▁unit ▁is ▁ 2 6 6 . 1 2 ▁hect ares . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁protected ▁natural ▁place ▁where ▁need le gr ass ▁( es part o ) ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁abund ant ▁species ▁along ▁with ▁hal oph y te ▁( s alt ▁toler ant ) ▁species . ▁In ▁less ▁flo oded ▁areas ▁appear ▁the ▁bro om ▁bush ▁and ▁the ▁re ed . ▁The ▁ge omorph ology ▁shows ▁a ▁large ▁flat ▁coast al ▁fr inge , ▁a ▁transition ▁from ▁land ▁to ▁sea ▁with ▁season al ▁fl uct u ations . ▁The ▁bird ▁life ▁( see ▁Fa una ▁for ▁more ▁details ) ▁of ▁the ▁mar sh ▁includes ▁many ▁species ▁of ▁water ▁f ow l ▁which ▁bring ▁great ▁value ▁to ▁the ▁unit . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁fa una ▁of ▁the ▁highly ▁val ued ▁e colog ical ▁mar sh , ▁one ▁should ▁emphas ize ▁the ▁values ▁of ▁the ▁landscape , ▁since ▁the ▁unit ▁is ▁of ▁great ▁interest ▁both ▁for ▁its ▁high ▁quality ▁and ▁its ▁frag ility . ▁In ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁it ▁is ▁closely ▁bound ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Is la ▁Crist ina , ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁the ▁mar sh ▁is ▁border ed ▁by ▁the ▁Ver de ▁L itor al ▁road . ▁ ▁The ▁M ead ow ▁mar sh ▁( Mar is ma ▁del ▁Pr ado ) ▁▁ ▁Kn own