Wetland

In physical geography, a wetland is an environment that combines the properties of land and water.^[1] Wetlands are a distinct kind of ecosystem.^[2]

The combination of wet and dry areas means that many more different kinds of plants, animals and insects may live in a wetland than compared to other types of habitat. Because of this great biodiversity, several important wetlands are among the Global 200 ecoregions that the Worldwide Fund for Nature listed for conservation to try to get people to protect them. As well, Ramsar Convention is adopted in 1971 for protection of wetland.

1. ↑ It is "at the interface between truly terrestrial ecosystems and truly aquatic systems making them inherently different from each yet highly dependent on both". Mitsch W.J. et al 2009. Wetland ecosystems. New York: Wiley.
2. ↑ Maltby E. & Barker T. (eds) 2009. The wetlands handbook. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.