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Wetlands  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Environments or habitats at the interface between truly terrestrial ecosystems and truly aquatic systems making them different from each yet highly dependent on both. Adaptations to low soil oxygen characterize many wetland species. Coastal wetlands found in tropical and subtropical regions.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-NF88JHF1-C

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