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In ecology, a marsh is a wetland that is dominated by herbaceous plants rather than by woody plants. [1] More in general, the word can be used for any low-lying and seasonally waterlogged terrain. In Europe and in agricultural literature low-lying meadows that require draining and embanked polderlands are also referred to as marshes or marshland.
A freshwater marsh is a non-forested marsh wetland that contains shallow fresh water, and is continuously or frequently flooded. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Freshwater marshes primarily consist of sedges, grasses, and emergent plants.
Marshland is a low-lying and seasonally waterlogged land. Marshland may also refer to: Marshland, 2014 Spanish film; Marshlands, Queensland; Marshland, New Zealand
The Marais Poitevin (pronounced [maʁɛ pwatvɛ̃]) or Poitevin Marsh is a large area of marshland in the former province of Poitou in western France. It is a remnant of what was the former Gulf of Poitou . The western zone near the sea (about two-thirds of the area) is called the "dry marsh" (or "dried marsh").
A marshland called the Poitevin Marsh (French Marais Poitevin) is located along the Gulf of Poitou, on the west coast of France, just north of La Rochelle and west of Niort. At the conclusion of the Battle of Taillebourg in the Saintonge War , which was decisively won by the French, King Henry III of England recognized his loss of continental ...
The Kaw-Roura Marshland Nature Reserve is home to more than half of the protected species of French Guiana, and includes the black caiman, manatees, the giant otter, the jaguar, and the matamata turtle. [4] The reserve attracts many birds, and is home to 535 bird species. [4] It is an important breeding and wintering location for many ...
A tidal marsh (also known as a type of "tidal wetland") is a marsh found along rivers, coasts and estuaries which floods and drains by the tidal movement of the adjacent estuary, sea or ocean. [1]
A general definition provided by the textbook Wetlands describes a fen as "a peat-accumulating wetland that receives some drainage from surrounding mineral soil and usually supports marsh like vegetation." [8] Three examples are presented below to illustrate more specific definitions for the term fen.