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A swamp is a forested wetland. [1] Swamps are considered to be transition zones because both land and water play a role in creating this environment. [2] Swamps vary in size and are located all around the world. The water of a swamp may be fresh water, brackish water, or seawater.
- Myristica Swamp
Myristica swamp with stilt roots and knee roots. Myristica...
- Great Cypress Swamp
Cluster of bald cypress trees in Trap Pond State Park. The...
- Vasyugan Swamp
The swamp is a major reservoir of fresh water for the...
- Freshwater Swamp Forest
A freshwater swamp forest is a type of wetland ecosystem...
- Okefenokee Swamp
The Okefenokee Swamp is a shallow, 438,000-acre (177,000...
- Great Dismal Swamp
Great Dismal Swamp. Coordinates: 36°38′27″N 76°27′06″W. The...
- Myristica Swamp
A swamp is a type of wetland ecosystem. Swamps are forested, low, spongy land generally saturated with water and covered with trees and aquatic plants. [1] Big parts of swamps are often flooded with water. Swamps are nesting and breeding grounds for birds and other animals . The water of a swamp may be fresh water, brackish water, or seawater.
swamp, type of wetland ecosystem characterized by mineral soils with poor drainage and by plant life dominated by trees. The latter characteristic distinguishes a swamp from a marsh, in which plant life consists largely of grasses. Swamps are found throughout the world. They exist in areas with poor drainage and sufficient water supply to keep ...
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The Tigris-Euphrates river system is a large swamp and river system in southern Iraq, inhabited in part by the Marsh Arabs. It was partly drained by Saddam Hussein in the 1990s in retaliation against the Shiite tribes' revolt against his dictatorship. Cypress swamp at Highlands Hammock State Park, United States of America.
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