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- Dictionarywetland/ˈwɛtland/
noun
- 1. land consisting of marshes or swamps; saturated land: "the draining of British wetlands"
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- Wetland
Land area that is permanently or seasonally saturated with water
A wetland is a distinct semi-aquatic ecosystem whose groundcovers are flooded or saturated in water, either permanently, for years or decades, or only seasonally. Flooding results in oxygen-poor (anoxic) processes taking place, especially in the soils. Wetlands form a transitional zone between waterbodies and dry lands, and are different from other terrestrial or aquatic ecosystems due to their ve... Wikipedia
