Tuesday, 6 March 2012

Types of wetlands



The following is a list of the types of wetlands:

Coastal Wetlands(first pic):
Found in the areas between land and open sea that are not influenced by rivers, shorelines and beaches

Shallow lakes and ponds:
These wetlands are areas of permanent or semi-permanent water with little flow.  They include spring ponds and salt water lakes.

Bogs(second pic):
Bogs are waterlogged lands in old lake basins or depressions in the landscape.  Almost all bogs are a result of rainfall.

Mashes and swamps(third pic):
Marshes form in depressions in the landscape as fringes around lakes and along slow flowing streams and rivers.  Mashes are dominated by floating-leafed plants like water lilies.

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