- What is a Wetland? | US EPA
Wetlands are areas where water covers the soil, or is present either at or near the surface of the soil all year or for varying periods of time during the year, including during the growing season Water saturation (hydrology) largely determines how the soil develops and the types of plant and animal communities living in and on the soil
- Wetlands Mapper | U. S. Fish Wildlife Service
The Wetland Mapper fulfills the U S Fish and Wildlife Service’s strategic plan for the development, revision and dissemination of wetlands data and information to resource managers and the public
- 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 "
- 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)
- 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
- 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 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
- What are wetlands? | U. S. Geological Survey - USGS. gov
Wetlands provide habitat for thousands of species of aquatic and terrestrial plants and animals Wetlands are valuable for flood protection, water quality improvement, shoreline erosion control, natural products, recreation, and aesthetics
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