Wetland
In physical geography, a wetland is an environment "at the interface between truly terrestrial ecosystems...and truly aquatic systems...making them different from each yet highly dependent on both" (Mitsch & Gosselink, 1986). In essence, wetlands are ecotones.
References
- Mitsch, William J., and James G. Gosselink. 1986. Wetlands, New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. 539 pp.
- Campbell, Craig S., and Michael Ogden. 1999. Constructed Wetlands In The Sustainable Landscape. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 270 pp.
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Characteristics |
| ► | Wetland types |
| ► | Wetland functions |
| ► | See also |
| ► | References |
| ► | External links |
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