For the Love of Geography: Fresh water ecosystems

Fresh water ecosystems are not forests but contain various forms of plants, shrubs and trees that thrive in a watery home.  Included in these ecosystems are marshlands, swamps, wetlands.

Tidal Salt Marsh: Grays Beach, Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts

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Forested Swamp: Cypress Swamp, Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi

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Fen: Mounds State Park, Indiana

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Freshwater Marsh: Everglades National Park, Florida

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