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Flooded grasslands and savannas

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Flooded grasslands and savannas

Flooded grasslands and savannas is a terrestrial biome of the WWF biogeographical system . Its component ecoregions are generally located at subtropical and tropical latitudes, which are flooded seasonally or year-round. A common term is swamp.

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Characteristics

Flooded grasslands and savanna habitats, plant communities, ecosystems, ecozones, and ecoregions are characterized by:

  • very wet to saturated soil moisture content in nutrient-rich soils
  • in temperate to tropical climates

    • They are found as grasslands, savannas, and wetlands.

    Examples

    Some types and examples include
  • Coniferous swamp
  • Dambo
  • Fen
  • Flood-meadow
  • Freshwater swamp forest
  • Mangroves
  • Marsh
  • Peat swamp forest
  • Salt marsh
  • Shrub swamp
  • Water-meadow
  • Wet meadow

    • References

    Flooded grasslands and savannas Wikipedia
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