# Package: Wetlands

Parent: Vegetation

## Relevant types:

Name | Type | Definition | Description
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Bog_P | Feature Type | A permanently wet area of land consisting of incompletely decayed organic material and mainly stagnant fresh water. | It is generally too soft to bear the weight of any heavy body. A subtype of the more generalized Feature: 'Wetland'.
Bog_S | Feature Type | A permanently wet area of land consisting of incompletely decayed organic material and mainly stagnant fresh water. | It is generally too soft to bear the weight of any heavy body. A subtype of the more generalized Feature: 'Wetland'.
Hummock_P | Feature Type | A place of higher elevation within a wetland (for example: a swamp, a bog, or a marsh). | -
Hummock_S | Feature Type | A place of higher elevation within a wetland (for example: a swamp, a bog, or a marsh). | -
Marsh_P | Feature Type | A soft, poorly drained wetland that is characterized by the growth of only non-woody plants (for example: grasses) and often forms a transition region between a waterbody and land. | It is subject to frequent or tidal inundations, but not considered to be continually under water. It lacks trees. A subtype of the more generalized Feature: 'Wetland'.
Marsh_S | Feature Type | A soft, poorly drained wetland that is characterized by the growth of only non-woody plants (for example: grasses) and often forms a transition region between a waterbody and land. | It is subject to frequent or tidal inundations, but not considered to be continually under water. It lacks trees. A subtype of the more generalized Feature: 'Wetland'.
Swamp_P | Feature Type | A seasonally flooded, poorly drained wetland with more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog. | It is covered with water all or most of the year, and accumulating dead vegetation does not rapidly decay. It can exist on flat-lying areas created by certain geomorphic environments. The vegetation mainly consists of hydrophytic trees and/or scrubs whose roots are adapted to wet conditions, with an open to very dense canopy closure. A subtype of the more generalized Feature: 'Wetland'.
Swamp_S | Feature Type | A seasonally flooded, poorly drained wetland with more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog. | It is covered with water all or most of the year, and accumulating dead vegetation does not rapidly decay. It can exist on flat-lying areas created by certain geomorphic environments. The vegetation mainly consists of hydrophytic trees and/or scrubs whose roots are adapted to wet conditions, with an open to very dense canopy closure. A subtype of the more generalized Feature: 'Wetland'.
Wetland_P | Feature Type | A marsh, swamp, or other stretch of land that is usually saturated with water. | -
Wetland_S | Feature Type | A marsh, swamp, or other stretch of land that is usually saturated with water. | -