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1 Freshwater Aquatic Life Zones
Freshwater is defined as having a low salt concentration—usually less than 1%

2 Freshwater Inland Wetlands
Land covered with standing freshwater all or part of time (excluding lakes and ponds) Many species of amphibians, reptiles, birds , furbearers and aquatic plants Marshes (few trees) Swamps (trees and shrubs) Prairie potholes (depressions carved by glaciers) Floodplains Bogs/fens (waterlogged soils/peat) Wet arctic tundra (summer)

3 Freshwater Marshes

4 Swamps

5 Prairie Potholes

6 Flood Plains

7 Bog/Fen

8 Wet Arctic Tundra

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