Biology - Terrestrial, Freshwater, and Marine Ecosystems Program
Wetlands(From NWRC) Wetlands are "transitional areas, sandwiched between permanently flooded deepwater environments and well-drained uplands. They include mangroves, marshes (salt, brackish, intermediate, and fresh), swamps, forested wetlands, bogs, wet prairies, prairie potholes, and vernal pools. They often contain more plants and animals and produce more organic material than either the adjacent water or land areas. Aquatic habitats include permanently flooded parts of estuaries and nearshore environments like seagrass beds, rivers, ponds, and lakes. Aquatic habitats are also critical to fish and wildlife as well as economically and recreationally valuable to humans." The Ecosystems Program focuses on six types of wetlands:
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In the Spotlight Featured LinksUSGS scientists serve on the editorial board of Wetlands: The Journal of the Society of Wetland Scientists. Wetlands is an "international journal concerned with all aspects of wetlands biology, ecology, hydrology, water chemistry, soil and sediment characteristics, management, and laws and regulations." |
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