Most animals of coastal marshes can tolerate varying levels of waters and salinity in waters. Animals that may be found in these areas include small mammals, fish, juvenile fish, shellfish, and birds. Scrub Scrub community. Generally, scrubs are communities dominated by pinewoods with a thick understory of oaks and saw palmetto. Plants that grow here have adapted to dry conditions.
Fires play an important role in the life of scrubs.
In the absence of fires, a hardwood forest of oak will develop. Animals that live in the scrub are adapted to hot, desert-like conditions. Gopher tortoises, scrub jays, lizards, insects and spiders are commonly found here.