▁the ▁development ▁of ▁marine ▁aqu ac ulture , ▁bodies ▁of ▁water ▁distributed ▁as ▁p onds ▁and ▁po ols ▁are ▁the ▁main ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁landscape . ▁Despite ▁the ▁uses ▁developed ▁in ▁this ▁area ▁they ▁maintain ▁the ▁original ▁channels ▁and ▁est u aries ▁of ▁the ▁mar sh . ▁The ▁const ancy ▁that ▁the ▁mar sh ▁has ▁acquired ▁is ▁very ▁significant . ▁In ▁the ▁areas ▁where ▁the ▁mar sh es ▁are ▁better ▁preserved , ▁it ▁maintain s ▁the ▁characteristic ▁bush es ▁of ▁these ▁wet lands . ▁The ▁veget ation ▁consists ▁of ▁communities ▁of ▁hal oph y tes , ▁typical ▁of ▁these ▁types ▁of ▁habit ats ▁and ▁adapted ▁to ▁the ▁daily ▁tid al ▁flo oding . ▁ ▁The ▁animal ▁communities ▁are ▁also ▁important . ▁The ▁birds ▁are ▁the ▁most ▁representative ▁group ▁in ▁this ▁e cos ystem , ▁contrib uting ▁an ▁important ▁peculiar ity ▁to ▁the ▁landscape . ▁The ▁hom ogene ity ▁of ▁the ▁color ▁of ▁the ▁scr ub ▁is ▁contrast ed ▁with ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁water , ▁an ▁element ▁which ▁car ries ▁great ▁att raction . ▁In ▁this ▁reserve ▁the ▁pan or am ic ▁landscape ▁has ▁a ▁special ▁importance ▁; ▁its ▁very ▁flat ness ▁allows ▁a ▁scen ery ▁with ▁very ▁broad ▁views , ▁opening ▁to ▁one ' s ▁view ▁the ▁lands ▁of ▁neighbor ing ▁units , ▁emphas izing ▁the ▁views ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Is la ▁Crist ina ▁or ▁of ▁the ▁p ine ▁forest . ▁A ▁highlight ▁throughout ▁the ▁day ▁are ▁the ▁distinct ▁t onal ities ▁of ▁the ▁mar sh ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁changes ▁in ▁light