| perhaps alteration of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''sompe'', from Middle Dutch ''somp'' morass; akin to Middle High German ''sumpf'' marsh, [[Greek]] ''somphos'' spongy | | perhaps alteration of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''sompe'', from Middle Dutch ''somp'' morass; akin to Middle High German ''sumpf'' marsh, [[Greek]] ''somphos'' spongy |
− | A '''swamp''' is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wetland wetland] that is [[forest]]ed. Many swamps occur along large [[rivers]], where they are critically dependent upon natural [[water]] level fluctuations. Other swamps occur on the shores of large [[lakes]]. Some swamps have [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammock_(ecology) hammocks], or dry-land protrusions, covered by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquatic_vegetation aquatic vegetation], or vegetation that tolerates periodical inundation. The two main types of swamp are "true" or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freshwater_swamp_forest swamp forests] and "transitional" or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrub_swamp shrub swamps]. In the boreal regions of Canada, the word swamp is colloquially used for what is more correctly termed a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bog bog] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muskeg muskeg]. The water of a swamp may be fresh water, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brackish_water brackish water] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seawater seawater]. Some of the world's largest swamps are found along major [[rivers]] such as the Amazon, the Mississippi, and the Congo. Swamps can be found on all continents except Antarctica with the largest swamp in the world being the Amazon River floodplain, which is particularly significant for its large number of fish and tree species.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp] | + | A '''swamp''' is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wetland wetland] that is [[forest]]ed. Many swamps occur along large [[rivers]], where they are critically dependent upon natural [[water]] level fluctuations. Other swamps occur on the shores of large [[lakes]]. Some swamps have [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammock_(ecology) hammocks], or dry-land protrusions, covered by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquatic_vegetation aquatic vegetation], or vegetation that tolerates periodical inundation. The two main types of swamp are "true" or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freshwater_swamp_forest swamp forests] and "transitional" or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrub_swamp shrub swamps]. In the boreal regions of Canada, the word swamp is colloquially used for what is more correctly termed a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bog bog] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muskeg muskeg]. The water of a swamp may be fresh water, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brackish_water brackish water] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seawater seawater]. Some of the world's largest swamps are found along major [[rivers]] such as the Amazon, the Mississippi, and the Congo. Swamps can be found on all continents except Antarctica with the largest swamp in the world being the Amazon River floodplain, which is particularly significant for its large number of fish and tree species.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp] |