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Search Results for: wetland

Muted tidal regime

muted tidal regime A fluctuation in a wetland's water level that is lower in amplitude than the fluctuation in a neighboring... Read More

Facultative species

Facultative species (Science: ecology) species that can occur both in wetlands and uplands, there are three subcategories of... Read More

Algae

Algae are photosynthetic organisms that possess photosynthetic pigments such as chlorophyll. However, they lack true roots,... Read More

Recalcitrant

Several words of the English language find wide usage in subjects as diverse as literature, science, social science,... Read More

Upland

upland (Science: botany) Any area that does not qualify as a wetland because the associated hydrologic regime is not... Read More

Chordata

Chordata Definition What is Chordata? Chordata is the phylum of the animal kingdom that includes a large number of animal... Read More

Hydrophyte

Definition noun, plural: hydrophytes (botany) Any plant adapted to grow wholly or partly submerged in water or wet habitats;... Read More

Neotropical realm

Definition noun A biogeographic realm that covers South America, Central America, and the... Read More