freshwater swamp
Soggy wooded lowland
A freshwater swamp is a wetland characterized by standing water and woody vegetation—trees and shrubs rather than grasses.
Unlike saltwater marshes, freshwater swamps are fed by rivers, streams, or rainfall.
The Florida Everglades and Louisiana bayous contain extensive freshwater swamps.
These ecosystems support diverse wildlife and help filter water and control flooding.
- EvergladesFlorida's vast subtropical preserve
- frogsLeaping, croaking amphibians
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- salamandersTailed amphibians, often aquatic
crayfish · wading birds · herons · dragonflies · mosquito breeding · cattail · peat moss · seasonal flooding · surface runoff · floodplain · tupelo · drainage basin · algae blooms · evaporation rate · cypress · bald cypress · alligator · bayou
freshwater swampsalt marsh
Coastal wetland with halophytes
saltwater marsh · tidal marsh · mangrove swamp · coastal wetland · mangrove forest
freshwater swampdesert
To leave behind completely
sand dunes · dryland · arid land · badlands · parched earth
freshwater swampmountaintop
Summit of a peak
highland · upland · ridge · plateau · rocky outcrop
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