GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

LIMNOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is NOT a surface water dominated wetland?
A
freshwater marsh
B
swamp
C
riparian wetland
D
pocosin
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Thus, Rajsamand Lake is not listed as a wetland in Ramsar Convention.

Detailed explanation-2: -The water in wetlands is either freshwater, brackish, or saltwater. There are four main kinds of wetlands – marsh, swamp, bog, and fen (bogs and fens being types of peatlands or mires).

Detailed explanation-3: -Most scientists consider swamps, marshes, and bogs to be the three major kinds of wetlands. A swamp is a wetland permanently saturated with water and dominated by trees.

Detailed explanation-4: -They can be classified either as “lacustrine”, i.e. wetlands with at least temporary open water, such as small lakes, watering places and ponds, or “palustrine”, i.e. marshy areas without open water, such as marshes, swamps and wet meadows.

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