Forested wetland habitat
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Abstract
A forested wetland (swamp) is a forest where soils are saturated or flooded for at least a portion of the growing season, and vegetation, dominated by trees, is adapted to tolerate flooded conditions. A tidal freshwater forested wetland is a forested wetland that experiences frequent but short-term surface flooding via tidal action, with average salinity of soil porewater less than 0.5 g/l. It is known locally as tidal várzea in the Amazon delta, Brazil. A tidal saltwater forested wetland (mangrove forest) is a forested wetland that experiences frequent but short-term surface flooding via tidal action, with average salinity often exceeding 3 g/l and reaching levels that can exceed seawater. Mangrove ecosystems are composed of facultative halophytes that generally experience better growth at moderate salinity concentrations.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Forested wetland habitat |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-94-017-8801-4_387 |
| Year Published | 2015 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Contributing office(s) | Wetland and Aquatic Research Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Monograph |
| Larger Work Title | Encyclopedia of Estuaries |
| First page | 334 |
| Last page | 338 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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