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MeSH Heading: Wetlands
Tree Number(s): G16.500.275.157.812; N06.230.124.625
Unique ID: D053833
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D053833
Annotation: note entry term MANGROVE SWAMPS: MANGROVE, GREY and MANGROVE, BLACK see AVICENNIA and MANGROVE, AMERICAN and MANGROVE, RED see RHIZOPHORACEAE are also available
Scope Note: Environments or habitats at the interface between truly terrestrial ecosystems and truly aquatic systems making them different from each yet highly dependent on both. Adaptations to low soil oxygen characterize many wetland species.
Entry Term(s): Bogs; Mangrove Forests; Mangrove Swamps; Marsh; Marshes; Swamps
Previous Indexing: Water (1978-2006)
See Also: Avicennia
Public MeSH Note: 2007
History Note: 2007
Date Established: 2007/01/01
Date of Entry: 2006/07/05
Revision Date: 2015/06/15

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