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Caren J. Crandell
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Wetland Plant Ecologist and Instructor, University of Idaho, Boise, Idaho, and the University of Washington Bothell, Bothell, Washington.

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Bald cypress trees with wide, flared trunks stand in still, shallow water in a Louisiana swamp, their green foliage creating a dense canopy.
Wetland, complex ecosystem characterized by flooding or saturation of the soil, which creates low-oxygen environments that favor a specialized assemblage of plants, animals, and microbes. These organisms exhibit adaptations designed to tolerate periods of sluggishly moving or standing water.…
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