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What is a Wetland? | US EPA Two general categories of wetlands are recognized: coastal or tidal wetlands and inland or non-tidal wetlands Coastal tidal wetlands in the United States, as their name suggests, are found along the Atlantic, Pacific, Alaskan and Gulf coasts
Wetland - Wikipedia Article 1 1: " wetlands are areas of marsh, fen, peatland or water, whether natural or artificial, permanent or temporary, with water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, including areas of marine water the depth of which at low tide does not exceed six meters "
Wetland | Definition, Characteristics, Types, Importance, Examples . . . wetland, complex ecosystem characterized by flooding or saturation of the soil, which creates low-oxygen environments that favor a specialized assemblage of plants, animals, and microbes These organisms exhibit adaptations designed to tolerate periods of sluggishly moving or standing water
Wetland - Education | National Geographic Society Wetlands go by many names, such as swamps, peatlands, sloughs, marshes, muskegs, bogs, fens, potholes, and mires Most scientists consider swamps, marshes, and bogs to be the three major kinds of wetlands A swamp is a wetland permanently saturated with water and dominated by trees
What is a wetland? - NOAAs National Ocean Service There are many different kinds of wetlands and many ways to categorize them NOAA classifies wetlands into five general types: marine (ocean), estuarine (estuary), riverine (river), lacustrine (lake), and palustrine (marsh)
What is a wetland? And 8 other wetland facts | Stories | WWF Wetlands take many forms including rivers, marshes, bogs, mangroves, mudflats, ponds, swamps, billabongs, lagoons, lakes, and floodplains Most large wetland areas often include a combination of different types of freshwater systems
Wetlands - Natural Resources Conservation Service Wetlands are a home to many species of migratory and resident birds, reptiles and amphibians, fish, insects, and plants They also benefit society by storing floodwaters, filtering pollutants, serving as a carbon sink, and providing recreation sites for boating and fishing, just to name a few
What are wetlands? | U. S. Geological Survey - USGS. gov Wetlands are transitional areas, sandwiched between permanently flooded deepwater environments and well-drained uplands, where the water table is usually at or near the surface or the land is covered by shallow water
Wetlands - Wetlands International Wetlands exist in every country and in every climatic zone, from the polar regions to the tropics, and from high altitudes to dry regions Healthy wetlands store carbon, regulate the water cycle, and support 40% of the world’s biodiversity They are central to achieving an equitable, net-zero emission, nature-positive world