Proposed features/Wetland areas
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| The Feature Page for the approved proposal Wetland areas can be located at Tag:natural=wetland. |
| Wetland areas | |
|---|---|
| Status: | Approved (active) |
| Proposed by: | ShakespeareFan00 |
| Tagging: | natural=wetland |
| Applies to: | area |
| Definition: | <definition> |
| Rendered as: | undecided |
| Draft start: | |
| RFC start: | 2008-10-04 |
| Vote start: | 2008-11-04 |
| Vote end: | 2008-11-18 |
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+/- natural=wetland
The wetland tag is used for natural areas subject to inundation or with waterlogged ground
wetland=* Used combinations in
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Summary
An area subject to inundation by water, or where waterlogged ground may be present. Examples include swamps, tropical mangroves, tidal salt-marsh, marshland, and bogs. Wetlands are also typically found at the fringes of rivers, lakes or along the coastline.
Usage
Extended usage
- natural=wetland
- wetland=swamp - An area of waterlogged forest, with dense vegetation.
- wetland=bog - A waterlogged area fed by precipitation or ground water, accumulating peat.
- wetland=marsh - Replacement for the natural=marsh tag. Waterlogged ground and patches of open water, not normally wooded, and more open than a swamp. Different types of low, mostly grass-like herbaceous vegetation (sedges, grasses, rushes).
- wetland=reedbed - Reed-bed, an inundated area dominated by certain tall non-woody plants (reeds, bulrushes).
- wetland=saltmarsh - Coastal marshes, exposed to tidal inundation with sea water, therefore characterised by herbaceous plants with special adaptations to saline environments.
- wetland=tidalflat - Tidally inundated areas of bare mud, sand or similar sediments.
- wetland=mangrove - Mangroves, tidal forests of salt-tolerant mangrove trees, forming along tropical coastlines.
- tidal=* Indicates if the wetland is subject to temporary inundation based on the tide.
- managed=* Indicates if the wetland is managed in any form
- seasonal=* Indicates if the wetland is seasonal.
Deprecates
Discussion
Discussion moved to Talk Page --Skippern 15:42, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
See also
Voting
- I approve this proposal. --Ulf Mehlig 13:57, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
- I approve this proposal. --Donald Allwright 14:09, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
- I approve this proposal. --Sergionaranja 14:52, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
- I approve this proposal. --Chillly 15:01, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
- I approve this proposal. --MikeCollinson 15:33, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
- I approve this proposal. --Jttt 19:31, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
- I approve this proposal. --Skippern 20:43, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
- I approve this proposal. --Hakanbrakan 08:19, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
- I approve this proposal. --Dmgroom 10:15, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
- I approve this proposal. --Hubne 11:11, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
- I approve this proposal. --Vrabcak 17:44, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
- I approve this proposal. --Cartinus 00:51, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
- I approve this proposal. --Franc 23:15, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
- I oppose this proposal. Look at the talk page for my reasons! --Phobie 01:06, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
- I approve this proposal. --Cohan 07:44, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
- I approve this proposal. --JND 19:23, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
