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communities, the indigenous tribes and other groups immersed in genres of traditional life (Ibge 2010).
According to Mitsch and Gosselink (1986), definitions and terms related to wetlands are many and may vary from author to author, especially due to the scale and
the area of study. However, wetlands are within a continuum between aquatic and
terrestrial environments, so it is possible to identify some common characteristics,
such as the presence of shallow water or water-saturated soil, accumulation of
organic material due to vegetation and presence of plants and animals adapted to
aquatic life.
Fig. 5.1 Location of the Brazilian coastal wetland
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communities, the indigenous tribes and other groups immersed in genres of traditional life (Ibge 2010).
According to Mitsch and Gosselink (1986), definitions and terms related to wetlands are many and may vary from author to author, especially due to the scale and
the area of study. However, wetlands are within a continuum between aquatic and
terrestrial environments, so it is possible to identify some common characteristics,
such as the presence of shallow water or water-saturated soil, accumulation of
organic material due to vegetation and presence of plants and animals adapted to
aquatic life.
Fig. 5.1 Location of the Brazilian coastal wetland
S.O. Souza et al.