Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
Types of wetland (Marshes (Tidal (coastal) (Influenced by (tides,…
Types of wetland
Marshes
Wet prairies
Similar to wet meadow, remain saturated longer
Water source: groundwater , intermittent streams
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nontidal (inland)
Occur in poorly drained depression, floodplains, shallow water areas.
-
Swamp
-
-
-
-
-
Mangrove swamps
-
Salt-tolerant trees, shrubs
-
-
Fens
-
Covered in grasses, reeds and wildflowers
-
-
Bog
-
-
spongy peat
ever-green trees and shrubs, and a floor covered by a thick carpet of sphagnum
-
