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Biological wetland damage: the damage that occurs when life forms are introduced into or removed from a wetland
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Bog: a wetland area that contains large amounts of rich organic matter known as peat
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Chemical wetland damage: damage that results when the water in a wetland is contaminated with chemical substances
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Estuary: an area where freshwater streams flow into saltwater oceans or lakes
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Freshwater wetland: wetland with fresh water that can be divided into marshes, bogs, and swamps
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Marsh: a wetland where the presence of water fluctuates from season to season in accordance with local rainfall
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Physical wetland damage: damage that results from trying to change a wetland area into another use
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Saltwater marsh: a wetland area near the ocean that is covered with sea grasses
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Saltwater wetland: a wetland found along coastlines throughout the world
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Swamp: a wetland that contains woody plants, such as shrubs and trees; saturated with water in the rainy season and may dry up during the dry season
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Wet meadow: wetland that floods annually
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Wetland: an area that, at least periodically, has water covering the ground
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Wetland restoration: the act of converting former wetlands back into wetlands; the wetland is restored and allowed to return to its natural state; includes re-establishing the hydrology and native vegetation to original condition and protecting the functions and values of wetlands