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Task One: Define Wetlands

Use the links provided to create a general definition of wetlands. You should also define each of the following wetlands:

1. bogs
2. swamps
3. freshwater marsh
4. salt marsh
5. mangrove

Here are links to help you with each task.

Wetlands	Bogs
http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/wetlands/vital/what.html http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/96/refuges/c065.html	http://octopus.gma.org/katahdin/bog.html http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/96/refuges/c066.html http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/types/bog.html

Swamps	Freshwater Marsh
http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/types/swamp.html http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep7i.htm http://sofia.usgs.gov/virtual_tour/kids/ecosys.html http://www.epa.gov/bioindicators/aquatic/types.html#swamp http://aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu/guide/swamps.html http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/i1880id.html	http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/types/marsh.html http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep7h.htm

Salt Marsh	Mangrove Swamps
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/salt/sandy/saltmarsh.htm http://www.tramline.com/tours/sci/salt/_tourlaunch1.htm	http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/types/mangrove.html http://www.tarleton.edu/%7Edekeith/mangroves.html http://www.miamisci.org/ecolinks/everglades/mangrove.html