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The Wetlands Geodatabase is one of the world's largest polygonal datasets (in the civilian sector). The information is increasingly popular and widely used to help identify, conserve, and restore wetland resources across the American landscape. During 2008, the number of website user requests for data exceeded 56.9 million.
Wetlands of American Samoa (1 P) B. Bogs of the United States (2 C, 11 P) F. Floodplains of the United States (1 C, 16 P) M. Marshes of the United States (1 C, 32 P) N.
This category includes articles on wetlands in the United States by U.S. state. Subcategories. This category has the following 53 subcategories, out of 53 total. ...
Category: Wetlands of North America. 6 languages. ... Swamps of North America (1 C, 2 P) This page was last edited on 23 July 2024, at 05:52 (UTC). Text ...
Wetlands of Central America by country (7 C) A. Wetlands of Anguilla (8 P) Wetlands of Antigua and Barbuda (1 C) B. Wetlands of Barbados (1 C) Wetlands of Belize (1 C) C.
A simplified definition of wetland is "an area of land that is usually saturated with water". [14] More precisely, wetlands are areas where "water covers the soil, or is present either at or near the surface of the soil all year or for varying periods of time during the year, including during the growing season". [15]
Along the long road from American icon to endangered species and back again, the bald eagle — the national bird of the United States, often seen against a clear blue sky — is having a moment.
Difference between swamp and marsh. Swamps and marshes are specific types of wetlands that form along waterbodies containing rich, hydric soils. [7] Marshes are wetlands, continually or frequently flooded by nearby running bodies of water, that are dominated by emergent soft-stem vegetation and herbaceous plants.