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Wetland

A wetland is a distinct semi-aquatic ecosystem whose groundcovers are flooded or saturated in water, either permanently, for years or decades, or only seasonally. Flooding results in oxygen-poor (anoxic) processes taking place, especially in the soils.

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related to Storage reservoirs and flood protection · 22
Wetland → Africa, Amazon River, Australia, Central Europe, China, Danube River, Floodplains, Kafue River, Lake Bangweulu, Mississippi River, Murray-Darling River, Niger, Nile River, Notable, Okavango River, South America, The, This, US, Wetlands
related to International efforts · 16
Wetland → Canada, Conference, Contracting Parties, Convention, COP, COP15, Every, In, International Importance Especially, Iran, It, Montreal, Ramsar, The Ramsar Convention, Waterfowl Habitat, Wetlands
related to Ramsar Convention · 16
Wetland → Birdlife International, Convention, International Importance, International Organisation Partners, International Water Management Institute, IOPs, IUCN, Methods, Nature, The, The Ramsar Convention, These, Waterfowl Habitat, Wetlands, Wetlands International, World Wide Fund
related to Conversion to dry land · 12
Wetland → Danube Delta, Europe, Louisiana, New Orleans, Once, Since, The, The Mississippi River Delta, Their, This, To, Water
related to Drainage of floodplains · 12
Wetland → All, Catastrophic, Drainage, Human-made, Hurricane Katrina, Loss, Mississippi River, New Orleans, Some, That, Water, Yangtze River
related to Types · 12
Wetland → Australia, Cowardin, HGM, In, Marine, Some, Sub-types, The, The Cowardin, There, US, Wetlands
related to Wetland products · 12
Wetland → Another, Australia, Cambodia, Caribbean, Fresh, In Bangladesh, Many, Other, Rhizophora, Some, Vietnam, Wetlands
related to Reservoirs of biodiversity · 11
Wetland → Amazon River, Andean, Brachyplatystoma, Cambodia, Laos, Lower Mekong, Piramutaba, Ramsar Convention, The, Vietnam, World Wildlife Fund
related to Greenhouse gas emissions · 10
Wetland → As, CO2, Greenhouse, In Southeast Asia, Peat, Southeast Asia, Tg, The, Wetlands, While
related to Inventory · 10
Wetland → Although, Current, Identifying, IKONOS, LiDAR, Many, Most, QuickBird, The, They

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wetlands water plants species vegetation include ecosystem carbon soil natural systems many also soils nutrients groundwater areas aquatic surface floodplains

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Wetlandis adistinct semi-aquatic ecosystem whose groundcovers are flooded or saturated in water0.90text
Wetlandis aartificial wetland to treat sewage0.90text
nitratesinstance ofwith often improved water quality due to plant removal of excess nutrients0.80text
phosphorus.Wetlands exist on every continentinstance ofwith often improved water quality due to plant removal of excess nutrients0.80text
except Antarcticainstance ofwith often improved water quality due to plant removal of excess nutrients0.80text
reedsinstance ofmarshes are wetlands dominated by emergent herbaceous vegetation0.80text
cattailsinstance ofmarshes are wetlands dominated by emergent herbaceous vegetation0.80text
and sedgesinstance ofmarshes are wetlands dominated by emergent herbaceous vegetation0.80text
the prairie potholes of North America's northern plaininstance ofBayouFlooded grasslands and savannasMarshBrackish marshFreshwater marshMireFenBogRiparian zoneSwampFreshwater swamp forestTidal Freshwater forestConiferous swampPeat swamp fores…0.80text
pocosinsinstance ofBayouFlooded grasslands and savannasMarshBrackish marshFreshwater marshMireFenBogRiparian zoneSwampFreshwater swamp forestTidal Freshwater forestConiferous swampPeat swamp fores…0.80text
Carolina baysinstance ofBayouFlooded grasslands and savannasMarshBrackish marshFreshwater marshMireFenBogRiparian zoneSwampFreshwater swamp forestTidal Freshwater forestConiferous swampPeat swamp fores…0.80text
baygalls of the Southeastern USinstance ofBayouFlooded grasslands and savannasMarshBrackish marshFreshwater marshMireFenBogRiparian zoneSwampFreshwater swamp forestTidal Freshwater forestConiferous swampPeat swamp fores…0.80text

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