Thesis for Master of Science, Environmental Studies, Planning and Management. LSU 2005. Ramsar Convention Application to the Louisiana Coastal Zone Wetlands.

Wednesday, March 23, 2005

What are wetlands

"Wetlands are transitional areas, sandwiched between permanently flooded deepwater environments andwell-drained uplands. They include mangroves, marshes (salt, brackish, intermediated, and fresh), swamps, forested wetlands, bogs, wet prairies, prairie potholes, an vernal pools." USGS - National Wetlands Research Center, "What Are Wetlands and Aquatic Habitats?" September 2001.

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