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Scope note
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]
wetlands
Non-preferred 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
Broader Terms
BT
↑
biogeographic regions
Related terms
RT
⇆
estuaries
RT
⇆
guts
RT
⇆
lakes
RT
⇆
playas
Date of creation
20-Nov-2007
Accepted term
20-Nov-2007
Descendant terms
0
More specific terms
0
Alternative terms
20
Related terms
4
Notes
1
Metadata
BS8723-5
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