Assertion: wetland | /r/HasProperty | transition zones
Facets:
value: between uplands
type: LOCATION
value: between water
type: LOCATION
value: between terrestrial and deepwater aquatic systems
type: LOCATION
value: between aquatic ecosystems
type: LOCATION
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
value: between land
type: LOCATION
value: between aquatic habitats
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: They are transition zones where the flow of water, the cycling of nutrients and the energy of the sun meet to produce a unique ecosystem characterized by hydrology, soils and vegetation—making these areas very important features of a watershed.
text: Wetlands are transition areas between uplands and aquatic habitats.
text: they are a transition zone, which is what makes them so interesting.
text: Wetlands are transitional areas between land and water.
text: Many wetlands are transitional zones between upland and aquatic ecosystems, although others are scattered across the landscape in upland depressions that collect water or in zones where groundwater comes to the surface.
text: Wetlands can be described as the transitional zones between uplands and deep water -- they are areas that are dependent on the presence of water for all or part of the time.
text: Wetlands are transition zones.
text: Because wetlands are often transition zones ( ecotones ) between terrestrial and deepwater aquatic systems, many processes have major implications for species.