Wetlands Vocabulary

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  1. wetland
    an ecosystem, like a bog or swamp, saturated with water
    America's Wetlands
    Wetlands are indeed the vital link between water and land.
  2. vegetate
    produce plant life
    "Wetlands" is the collective term for marshes, swamps, bogs, and similar areas found in generally flat vegetated areas, in depressions in the landscape, and between dry land and water along the edges of streams, rivers, lakes, and coastlines.
  3. water level
    the level of the surface of a body of water
    Wetlands help regulate water levels within watersheds; improve water quality; reduce flood and storm damages; provide important fish and wildlife habitat; and support hunting, fishing, and other recreational activities.
  4. wasteland
    an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
    Wetlands have often been regarded as wastelands-- sources of mosquitoes, flies, unpleasant odors, and disease.
  5. ecological
    characterized by the interdependence of living organisms
    As people understand ecological processes better, attitudes towards wetlands change.
  6. watershed
    a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
    Wetlands help regulate water levels within watersheds; improve water quality; reduce flood and storm damages; provide important fish and wildlife habitat; and support hunting, fishing, and other recreational activities.
  7. habitat
    the type of environment in which an organism normally lives
    Wetlands help regulate water levels within watersheds; improve water quality; reduce flood and storm damages; provide important fish and wildlife habitat; and support hunting, fishing, and other recreational activities.
  8. natural resources
    resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature
    We now know that wetlands are, in fact, valuable natural resources.
  9. environment
    the totality of surrounding conditions
    Whether drier or wetter, bigger or smaller, wetlands provide important benefits to people and the environment.
Created on Wed Jun 09 11:59:09 EDT 2010 (updated Wed Jun 09 12:06:55 EDT 2010)

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