Difference between revisions of "Wetlands (land type)"
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− | + | [[Image:Everglades_ecoregion.jpg|thumb|200px|Satellite image of the Everglades wetlands in Florida]] '''Wetlands''' are lands transitional between terrestrial and aquatic systems where the [[water table]] is usually at or near the surface or the land is covered by shallow water. For purposes of this classification wetlands must have one or more of the following three attributes: (1) at least periodically, the land supports predominantly [[hydrophytes]]; (2) the [[substrate]] is predominantly undrained [[hydric soil]]; and (3) the substrate is nonsoil and is saturated with water or covered by shallow water at some time during the [[growing season]] of each year. | |
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+ | [http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/NRI/1997/summary_report/glossary.html List of USDA terminology] <br> | ||
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+ | [[Category:Geography]] | ||
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