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Wetlands MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


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 Introduced
2007/01/01
Last Updated
2015/06/15

No Qualifiers
Wetlands Preferred
Bogs Narrower
Swamps Narrower
Marshes Narrower
Mangrove Swamps Narrower
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