Answer:
Wetlands are transitional areas, sandwiched between
permanently flooded deepwater environments and
well-drained uplands. They include mangroves, marshes
(salt, brackish, intermediate, and fresh), swamps,
forested wetlands, bogs, wet prairies, prairie potholes,
and vernal pools. They often contain more plants and
animals and produce more organic material than either the
adjacent water or land areas. Aquatic habitats include
permanently flooded parts of estuaries and nearshore
environments like seagrass beds, rivers, ponds, and lakes.
Aquatic habitats are also critical to fish and wildlife as
well as economically and recreationally valuable to
humans.
