Land normally saturated with water. Marshes and swamps are wetlands. Wetlands are typically protected from development by environmental law.
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- Wetlands | Wetlands | US EPA
About wetlands, U.S. wetlands regulation, and other U.S. governmental efforts to protect these areas. Includes large collection of internet links.
- Wetland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The water found in wetlands can be saltwater, freshwater, or brackish. Main wetland types include swamps, marshes, bogs and fens. Sub-types include ...
- National Wetlands Inventory
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service produces information on the characteristics, extent, and status of the Nation's wetlands and deepwater habitats.
- Society of Wetland Scientists Journal Wetlands
WETLANDS is recognized as the premier outlet for communicating research to an expanding community of international and interdisciplinary wetland ...
- Wetlands | Basic Facts About Wetlands | Defenders of Wildlife
Learn about types of habitat and other fascinating facts about wetlands.
- USGS National Wetlands Research Center
Mission is to develop and disseminate scientific information needed for understanding the ecology and values of U.S. wetlands and for managing and restoring ...
- Fresh - MBGnet
MBGnet Home · Rainforest · Tundra · Taiga · Desert · Temperate Deciduous Forest · Grassland · Rivers and Streams · Ponds and Lakes · Wetlands · Shorelines ...
- The Wetlands Institute
Coastal research and education programs, events calendar, newsletter, directions, internship information.