wetland ecosystem
Soggy natural community
A wetland ecosystem is an environment where land is saturated with water—marshes, swamps, bogs, and similar habitats.
These areas support distinctive plant and animal communities adapted to waterlogged conditions.
Wetlands filter pollutants, control flooding, and serve as nurseries for fish and waterfowl: The wetland ecosystem along the estuary hosts migrating birds each spring.
- sedgeGrasslike wetland plant
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
- cypress swampWetland with conical-kneed trees
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- bogAcidic peat wetland
peat bog · heron · bladderwort · duck pond · estuary · floodplain · pickerelweed · mangrove · peatland · mudskipper · climate regulation · flood mitigation · mosquito breeding · cattail · fen · water filtration · bulrush · lily pads
wetland ecosystemdesert
To leave behind completely
desert ecosystem · dryland · arid zone · steppe · savanna
wetland ecosystemocean
Massive saltwater body
open ocean · marine ecosystem · high ground · highland · mountain ecosystem
wetland ecosystembarren landscape
Terrain devoid of vegetation