Wetland Ecology

wetland  A wetland is an area of land that is either covered by water or saturated with water The water is often groundwater, seeping up from an aquifer Marshes, bogs, and swamps are typical wetlands A wetland may be dry for extended periods, but in general its water table is at or near the land

Wetland Invitational at the Olentangy River Wetland Research Park Mitsch Restoration of a large river basin and delta Implications of A wetland is an area of land that is either covered by water or saturated with water The water is often groundwater, seeping up from an aquifer

A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded or saturated by water, either permanently for years or decades or seasonally for a shorter periods  This review of 189 reports of change in wetland area finds that the reported long-term loss of natural wetlands averages between 54–57% but loss may have