Freshwater marsh in Florida

In geography, a marsh, or morass, is a type of wetland which is subject to frequent or continuous inundation. Geography (from Greek γεωγραφία - geografia) is the study of the Earth and its lands features inhabitants and phenomena A wetland is an area of Land consisting of Soil that is Saturated with Moisture, such as a Swamp, Marsh, or Bog A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge ^[1] Typically a marsh features grasses, rushes, reeds, typhas, sedges, and other herbaceous plants (possibly with low-growing woody plants) in a context of shallow water. Poaceae or Gramineae is a family in the Class Liliopsida of the flowering plants. The Juncaceae, or the Rush Family, is a rather small monocot Flowering plant family Phragmites australis, the common reed, is a large perennial grass found in Wetlands throughout temperate and tropical regions of the Typha is a Genus of about eleven Species of Monocotyledonous flowering plants in the Monogeneric family Typhaceae Cyperales is a Botanical name for an order of Flowering plants. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Water is a common Chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of Life. A marsh is different from a swamp, which has a greater proportion of open water surface, and is generally deeper than a marsh. A swamp is a Wetland featuring temporary or permanent inundation of large areas of land by shallow bodies of water In North America, the term swamp is used for wetland dominated by trees rather than grasses and low herbs. A wetland is an area of Land consisting of Soil that is Saturated with Moisture, such as a Swamp, Marsh, or Bog A(n herb (ˈhɝb or /ˈɝb/ see pronunciation differences) is a plant that is valued for qualities such as medicinal properties flavor scent or the like

The water of a marsh can be fresh, brackish or saline. Freshwater is a word that refers to bodies of water such as Ponds lakes rivers and streams containing low concentrations of dissolved Salts and other Total dissolved Salinity is the Saltiness or dissolved salt content of a body of Water. Coastal marshes may be associated with estuaries and along waterways between coastal barrier islands and the inner coast. An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open The coast is defined as the part of the land adjoining or near the Ocean. A shoal or sandbar (also called sandbank) is a somewhat Linear Landform within or extending into a body of Water, The estuarine marsh, or tidal marsh, is often based on soils consisting of sandy bottoms or bay muds. A tidal marsh is a type of Marsh that is found along Coasts and estuaries of which the flooding characteristics are determined by the tidal movement Bay mud consists of thick deposits of soft unconsolidated Silty Clay, which is saturated with Water; these soil layers are situated at the bottom of An example is the Tantramar Marsh of eastern Canada. The Tantramar Marshes are a National Wildlife Area on the southern part of the Isthmus of Chignecto, which joins Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page

Below water decomposition processes often produce marsh gas, which may through self-ignition manifest as Will o' the wisps (aka. Methane is a Chemical compound with the molecular formula. It is the simplest Alkane, and the principal component of Natural gas. The will-o'-the-wisp, sometimes will-o'-wisp or ignis fatuus (modern Latin, from ignis ("fire" + fatuus Jack-a-lanterns or spirites).

Marshes are critically important wildlife habitats, often serving as breeding grounds for a wide variety of animal life. A habitat (which is Latin for "it inhabits" is an Ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular Species.

Constructed wetlands featuring surface-flow design are usually in the form of a marsh. A constructed wetland or wetpark is an artificial Marsh or Swamp, created for anthropogenic discharge such as Wastewater, Stormwater

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Marsh in Point Pelee, Ontario, Canada

Marsh in Long Point, Ontario, Canada

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External links

• Marshes of the Lowcountry (South Carolina) -- Beaufort County Library
• General Information of Ibera Marshes (in English and Spanish)