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Wetland

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Type of land area that is flooded or saturated with water

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Biomes that can be grazed by animals

Wet agriculture and forestry on peatlands

East Calcutta Wetlands

Complex of natural and human-made wetlands lying east of Kolkata

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Low-lying and seasonally waterlogged land

Coastal ecosystem between land and open saltwater that is regularly flooded

Wetland terrain without forest cover, dominated by living, peat-forming plants

Type of wetland

Type of wetland with peat-rich soil

coastal wetland

land area near the shore that is frequently or permanently covered by water

Wetland sites designated to have international importance by the Ramsar Convention

Constructed wetland

Artificial wetland to treat wastewater, greywater or stormwater runoff

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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...

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natural geographic object

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