Concept in Definition ABC

The term wetland is the one used to refer to a specific type of biome or ecosystem characterized by having muddy or not quite firm territories due to high proportion from Water. Wetlands are the biome that separates the terrestrial from the aquatic, being still considered a terrestrial biome, the most limit of them. Wetlands can vary in terms of size, vegetation, or fauna but they are always ecosystems with high humidity due to the presence of water, as well as rather hot and humid climates. Many of the most important wetlands in the world are found in South America, more specifically in the swampy areas of Paraguay, Brazil and Bolivia.

A wetland is a specific ecosystem insofar as it has a very high variety of flora and fauna that includes diverse types of aquatic, terrestrial and intermediate plants as well as a high level of insects, some mammals, amphibians, reptiles and birds. As with all ecosystems with high humidity, the wetland always has abundant vegetation that grows both in height and width. In fact, the vegetation often gains the water surface, making it appear that it is land when in reality it is swampy and extremely humid.

As might be expected, all wetlands take place in spaces close to or immediately adjacent to water courses, generally stagnant and non-mobile water such as lakes and ponds. Wetland land is always very fertile due to humidity, the presence of nutrients and the constant regeneration of air. Wetlands can be formed spontaneously by the same action of nature or artificially by the man when artificial lakes and lagoons are created around which the vegetation and fauna typical of these biomes.