Swamps and

Marshes
 Wetlands
• transitional zone between
freshwater and land
• Occur more in temperate and
tropic zones
• Where hydrophytic plants
are found
• Marshes and swamps
 Swamps
• Forested wetlands
• Dominated by wooded
vegetation
• Found along rivers or shores of
large lakes
• Have rich mineral soil
• Diverse wildlife
• Deep water swamps or shrub
swamps
Deep Water Swamp
Shrub Swamp
 Marshes
• Wetlands with grasses and
low herbaceous plants
• rich mineral soil
• ‘Wet grasslands’
• Formed by tides in lowland
areas near a coast
• Freshwater or saltwater
Salt Marsh
Freshwater Marsh
 References:
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Shrub swamps. (n.d.). Retrieved March 07, 2018, from http://www.maine.gov/dep/water/wetlands/shrub.htm
Smith, T. M., & Smith, R. L. (2015). Elements of ecology. England: Pearson Education Unlimited.
Swamp. (n.d.). Retrieved March 07, 2018, from http://worldlandforms.com/landforms/swamp
The Facts About Southern Deepwater Swamp Forests. (n.d.). Retrieved March 07, 2018, from http://archive-
srel.uga.edu/outreach/factsheet/deepwater.html
US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2013, June 01). What is a salt marsh?
Retrieved March 07, 2018, from https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/saltmarsh.html
What is a Wetland? (2017, February 27). Retrieved March 07, 2018, from https://www.epa.gov/wetlands/what-wetland