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shallow water wetlands [1 record]

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Record 1 1997-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Soil Science
  • Peat and Peat Bogs
DEF

Distinct wetlands transitional between those wetlands normally saturated or seasonally wet (bog, fen, marsh or swamp), and aquatic ecosystems (lakes) which are permanent, deep water bodies usually with a developed profundal zone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Science du sol
  • Tourbières
DEF

Terres humides qui font la transition entre les terres humides normalement saturées d'eau ou imbibées d'eau de manière saisonnière (bog, fen, marais ou marécage) d'une part et le milieu lacustre d'autre part, où la nappe d'eau a généralement une zone profonde développée.

Spanish

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