Swamp
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| [[Image:La Fleur du marécage by Redon.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''The Flower of the Swamp'' ([[1885]]) by [[Odilon Redon]]]] | [[Image:La Fleur du marécage by Redon.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''The Flower of the Swamp'' ([[1885]]) by [[Odilon Redon]]]] | ||
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| - | A type of [[wetland]] that stretches for [[vast]] distances, and is home to many [[creature]]s who have adapted specifically to that environment. | + | |
| + | A '''swamp''' is a [[wetland]] that is forested. Many swamps occur along large rivers, where they are critically dependent upon natural water level fluctuations. Other swamps occur on the shores of large lakes. Some swamps have [[hammock (ecology)|hammocks]], or dry-land protrusions, covered by [[aquatic vegetation]], or vegetation that tolerates periodical inundation. The two main types of swamp are "true" or [[Freshwater swamp forest|swamp forest]]s and "transitional" or [[shrub swamp]]s. In the boreal regions of Canada, the word swamp is colloquially used for what is more correctly termed a [[bog]] or [[muskeg]]. The water of a swamp may be [[fresh water]], [[brackish water]] or [[seawater]]. Some of the world's largest swamps are found along major rivers such as the Amazon, the Mississippi, and the Congo. | ||
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| + | * [[Aquatic plant]] | ||
| + | * [[Bog]] | ||
| + | * [[Coniferous swamp]] | ||
| + | * [[Fen]] | ||
| + | * [[Freshwater swamp forest]] | ||
| + | * [[Hydrogen sulfide]] | ||
| + | * [[Marsh]] | ||
| + | * [[Marsh gas]] | ||
| + | * [[Muck (soil)|Muck]] | ||
| + | * [[Peat]] | ||
| + | * [[Peat swamp forest]] | ||
| + | * [[Salt marsh]] | ||
| + | * [[Shrub swamp]] | ||
| + | * [[Wetland]] | ||
| + | * [[Will o' the wisp]] | ||
| + | * [[Slough (hydrology)]] | ||
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A swamp is a wetland that is forested. Many swamps occur along large rivers, where they are critically dependent upon natural water level fluctuations. Other swamps occur on the shores of large lakes. Some swamps have hammocks, or dry-land protrusions, covered by aquatic vegetation, or vegetation that tolerates periodical inundation. The two main types of swamp are "true" or swamp forests and "transitional" or shrub swamps. In the boreal regions of Canada, the word swamp is colloquially used for what is more correctly termed a bog or muskeg. The water of a swamp may be fresh water, brackish water or seawater. Some of the world's largest swamps are found along major rivers such as the Amazon, the Mississippi, and the Congo.
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