wetlands
wetlands
Vegetated areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water for a significant part of the year. The vegetation is adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. [USGS Circ 1048]
Alternative terms
- UF↸ backwaters
- UF↸ bayous
- UF↸ bogs
- UF↸ cienagas
- UF↸ fens
- UF↸ forested wetlands
- UF↸ intermittent wetlands
- UF↸ mangrove swamps
- UF↸ marshes
- UF↸ mires
- UF↸ mud flats
- UF↸ peat cutting areas
- UF↸ peatlands
- UF↸ quagmires
- UF↸ riparian areas
- UF↸ salt marshes
- UF↸ sloughs
- UF↸ slues
- UF↸ swamps
- UF↸ tidal flats
