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Marsh Green, Kent
Marsh Green is a small hamlet in Eden Vale, part of the parish of Edenbridge, England. The hamlet was founded in 1554 under its current name. Marsh Green claims the last bare-knuckle boxing fight in England, in 1886. External linksMarsh Green Edenbridge, Kent Populated places established in 1554 Hamlets in Kent 1554 establishments in England {{Kent-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marsh Green Church And Old School House - Geograph
A marsh is a wetland that is dominated by herbaceous rather than woody plant species.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p Marshes can often be found at the edges of lakes and streams, where they form a transition between the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. They are often dominated by grasses, rushes or reeds. If woody plants are present they tend to be low-growing shrubs, and the marsh is sometimes called a carr. This form of vegetation is what differentiates marshes from other types of wetland such as swamps, which are dominated by trees, and mires, which are wetlands that have accumulated deposits of acidic peat. Marshes provide habitats for many kinds of invertebrates, fish, amphibians, waterfowl and aquatic mammals. This biological productivity means that marshes contain 0.1% of global sequestered terrestrial carbon. Moreover, they have an outsized influence on cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
