
1) Debut novel 2) DOS game 3) Swamps 4) Vital nesting areas
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1) Fen 2) Fens 3) Marshes
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areas of permanent or intermittent inundation, whether natural or artificial, with water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, including areas of marine water not exceeding 6 m at low tide. (Adapted from definition of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance). Engineeredd wetlands are becoming more frequent and ar...
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areas of land where the soil is saturated with moisture, such as swamps and mangrove forests.
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[video game] Wetlands is a 1995 computer game developed by created by Hypnotix, Inc. and published by New World Computing for DOS. The sci-fi storyline is set in the distant future, after the icecaps have melted and the entire earth has become a `waterworld` (those who didn`t flee the earth for off-world colonies live in underwater cities)....
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<ecology> Those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. ... Wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs and similar areas. ... (09 ...
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Lands where water saturation is the dominant factor that determines the nature of soil development and the types of plant and animal communities living in the surrounding environment. Other common names for wetlands are bogs, ponds, estuaries and marshes.
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areas saturated or inundated by surface or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions.
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Areas of predominantly hydric soils that can support a prevalence of water-loving plants, know as hy
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Areas regularly saturated by surface or groundwater and subsequently characterized by a prevalence of vegetation adapted for life in saturated-soil conditions.
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are areas occasionally or always covered with shallow fresh or salt water
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Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially As Waterfowl Habitat
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areas of land where the soil is saturated with moisture, such as swamps and mangrove forests.
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areas of permanent or intermittent inundation, whether natural or artificial, with water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, including areas of marine water not exceeding 6 m at low tide. (Adapted from definition of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance). Engineeredd wetlands are becoming more frequent and ar...
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An area that is saturated by surface or ground water with vegetation adapted for life under those soil conditions, as swamps, bogs, fens, marshes, and estuaries.
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Lands whose saturation with water is the dominant factor determining the nature of soil development and the types of plant and animal communities that live in the soil and on its surface (e.g. Mangrove forests).
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An area that is regularly saturated by surface water or groundwater and subsequently is characterized by a prevalence of vegetation that is adapted for life in saturated-soil conditions.
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Permanently wet or intermittently water-covered areas, such as swamps, marshes, bogs, potholes, swales, and glades.
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Areas that are soaked or flooded by surface or groundwater frequently enough or long enough to support plants, birds, animals, and aquatic life. Wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs, estuaries, and other inland and coastal areas and are federally protected.
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