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Descriptor
English
:
Swamps
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Pantanos
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Pāntanos
Synonyms
English
:
Bayous
Bogland
Bogs
Fens
Intermittent Wetlands
Mires
Peat Cutting Areas
Peatlands
Quagmires
Sloughs
Slues
Slews
Tree Number:
SP4.016.132.553.934
Definition
English
:
A vegetated area that is inundated or saturated by surface or ground
water
for a significant part of the year. The vegetation is adapted for
life
in saturated
soil conditions
. (USGS 1048)
See Related
English
:
Mangrove Swamps
Culicidae
Soil
Stagnant Water
Estuary Pollution
Allowable Qualifiers
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:
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Record Number:
25412
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