Wet meadow

A wet meadow is a type of wetland with soils that are saturated for part or all of the growing season which prevents the growth of trees and brush.

Wet meadows often have large numbers of wetland plant species, which frequently survive as buried seeds during dry periods, and then regenerate after flooding.

They typically have a high diversity of plant species, and may attract large numbers of birds, small mammals and insects including butterflies.

[3] In areas with low frequencies of fire, or reduced water level fluctuations, or higher fertility, plant diversity will decline.

It is a group of wet meadow ecosystems in Ann Arbor, Michigan designed as an educational opportunity for school-age children.

[9] Intensified agricultural practices (too frequent mowing, use of mineral fertilizers, manure and insecticides), may lead to declines in the abundance of organisms and species diversity.