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.
Suggested Citation
Duberstein, J., Krauss, K.W., 2015, Forested wetland habitat, chap. of Encyclopedia of Estuaries, p. 334-338, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8801-4_387.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Forested wetland habitat |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-94-017-8801-4_387 |
| Publication Date | August 12, 2015 |
| 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 |