ISOLATED WETLANDS

The names of wetlands vary depending on location--prairie potholes, Carolina bays, vernal pools, playa lakes, alpine ponds, desert depressions, swale ponds. They are called isolated, seasonal, temporary, depressional, and ephemeral. The origins and geology of these wetlands may differ, but the ecology is similar. They are all seasonal wetlands that harbor numerous plant, invertebrate, and amphibian species... Types of geographically isolated wetlands, with information on plant and animal species that rely on them, the hydrology of these wetlands, their protection status, and scientific references.