swamp forest
Waterlogged tree ecosystem
A swamp forest is a wooded wetland where trees grow in permanently or seasonally waterlogged soil.
Unlike marshes, which are dominated by grasses and reeds, swamp forests have tree canopies—cypress, tupelo, mangrove, or other flood-tolerant species.
The swamp forest teemed with herons and alligators.
- SundarbansVast Indo-Bangladeshi mangrove delta
- treesWoody plants with trunks
- Congo BasinMajor African river watershed
- EvergladesFlorida's vast subtropical preserve
- mangrovesSalt-water coastal trees
wetland · buttress roots · palms · Spanish moss · flood mitigation · cypress · deforestation · tupelo · carbon sink · peat · reptiles · blackwater · dark water · still water · amphibians · marsh · standing water · fish
moisture/hydrology
swamp forestdry forest
Low-rainfall tree ecosystem
chaparral · scrubland · desert · savanna · pine barrens