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wetland

Definition: *
Areas that are inundated by surface or ground water with frequency sufficient to support a prevalence of vegetative or aquatic life that requires saturated or seasonally saturated soil conditions for growth or reproduction.
* Note: Definition is not available for the current language
broader terms
terrestrial area
narrower terms
bog
  fen
  marsh
  moor
  pond
  pool
  riparian zone
  swamp
Scope note:
scope note is not available
Groups:
LAND (landscape, geography)
Themes:
natural areas, landscape, ecosystems
Other relations:
Wikipedia article
Wetland
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UMTHES: Feuchtgebiet
Arabic: منطقة رطبة
Basque: hezegune
Bulgarian: Влажни зони
Catalan: terreny aigualós, mollera, aiguamoll
Chinese: 湿地
Croatian: močvara
Czech: mokřad
Danish: vådområde
Dutch: waterrijk gebied
English: wetland
Estonian: märgala
Finnish: suomaa, suoseutu
French: zone humide
German: Feuchtgebiet
Greek: υγρότοπος
Hungarian: nedves/vizes terület
Irish: bogach
Italian: zona umida
Latvian: mitrājs
Lithuanian: pelkės
Maltese: żona umda
Norwegian: våtmark
Polish: obszar podmokły
Portuguese: zonas húmidas
Romanian: zonă umedă
Russian: переувлажненные земли
Slovak: mokraď
Slovenian: mokrišče
Spanish: humedal
Swedish: våtmarker
Turkish: sulak alan
Ukrainian: перезволожені землі
Concept URL: <http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/9297>