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"When I first came here, this was all swamp. Everyone said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I built it all the same, just to show them. It sank into the swamp. So I built a second one. And that one sank into the swamp. So I built a third. That burned down, fell over, and then sank into the swamp. But the fourth one stayed up. And that's what you're going to get, Son, the strongest castle in all of England."
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A '''wetland''' is a type of [[biome]], flooded permanently or only periodically, with an abundance of [[plants|foliage]], including heavy, specialized [[tree]]-growth and a vast ecosystem. The landscape is very flat, with only occasional, small gradients. [[Pond]]s are abundant. Wetlands tend to form around [[ocean]]ic coastlines, especially where [[river]]s meet the ocean.
  
A '''wetland''' is an {{L|biome|area}}, flooded permanently or only periodically. Generally they have an abundance of {{L|plants|foliage}}, including heavy, specialized {{L|tree}}-growth and a vast ecosystem. The landscape is very flat, with only occasional, small gradients. {{L|Pond}}s are abundant. Wetlands tend to form around {{L|ocean}}ic coastlines, especially where {{L|river}}s meet the ocean.
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They generally have a high [[water]] table, meaning that an accessible [[aquifer]] is only a few tiles below the surface (and in occasionally unlucky circumstances, directly beneath the surface). It can be incredibly difficult to nigh-impossible to extract [[stone]]s from these areas, making the long-term feasibility of a fort doubtful; it is recommended that an additional, non-saturated biome be selected as well. The stratification is often hard to ascertain, as it is difficult to penetrate the aquifer. Usually there are a few layers of [[clay]] and [[loam]] followed, eventually, by stone and rock beneath.
  
They generally have a high {{L|water}} table, meaning that an accessible {{L|aquifer}} is only a few tiles below the surface (and in occasionally unlucky circumstances, directly beneath the surface). It can be incredibly difficult to nigh-impossible to extract {{L|stone}}s from these areas, making the long-term feasibility of a fort doubtful; it is recommend that an additional, non-saturated biome be selected as well. The stratification is often hard to ascertain, as it is difficult to penetrate the aquifer. Generally there are a few layers of {{L|clay}} and {{L|loam}} followed, eventually, by stone and rock beneath.
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Wetlands with [[water#Salt Water|saltwater]] make habitability more precarious, as the aquifer and surrounding ponds are not drinkable. The water first has to be [[Water#Salt_Water|desalinated]].
  
Wetlands with salt{{L|water}} make habitability more precarious, as the aquifer and surrounding ponds are not drinkable. The water first has to be {{L|Water#Salt_Water|desalinated}}.
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Specific categories of wetlands are '''marshes''' and '''swamps'''.
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The types of wetlands you will find are:
  
Wetlands are devided in '''swamps''' and '''marshes'''.
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* Temperate freshwater marsh
The eight types of wetlands you will find are:
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* Temperate saltwater marsh
 
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* Tropical freshwater marsh
* Temperate freshwater swamp
 
* Temperate saltwater swamp
 
* Tropical freshwater swamp
 
* Tropical saltwater swamp
 
* Temperate freshwater marsh
 
* Temperate saltwater marsh
 
* Tropical freshwater marsh
 
 
* Tropical saltwater marsh
 
* Tropical saltwater marsh
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* Temperate freshwater swamp
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* Temperate saltwater swamp
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* Tropical freshwater swamp
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* Tropical saltwater swamp
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* Mangrove swamp
  
  
== Temperate swamps ==
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== Temperate marshes ==
 
(both freshwater and saltwater)
 
(both freshwater and saltwater)
  
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==== Creatures ====
 
==== Creatures ====
  
'''In temperate swamps appear:'''
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'''In temperate marshes appear:'''
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* [[Buzzard]]
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* [[Saltwater crocodile]]
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* [[Duck]]
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* [[Goose]]
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* [[Capybara]]
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'''In savage temperate marshes appear:'''
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* [[Slugman]]
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* [[Snailman]]
  
* {{L|Saltwater crocodile}}
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'''In evil temperate marshes appear:'''
  
'''In savage temperate swamps appear:'''
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* [[Beak dog]]
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* [[Grimeling]]
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* [[Harpy]]
  
* {{L|Slugman}}
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==== Vermin ====
* {{L|Snailman}}
 
  
'''In evil temperate swamps appear:'''
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'''In temperate marshes appear:'''
  
* {{L|Grimeling}}
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* [[Red-winged blackbird]]
  
== Tropical swamps ==
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== Tropical marshes ==
(freshwater and saltwater, as well as mangrove swamps)
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(both freshwater and saltwater)
  
 
=== Wildlife ===
 
=== Wildlife ===
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==== Creatures ====
 
==== Creatures ====
  
'''In tropical swamps appear:'''
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'''In tropical marshes appear:'''
  
* {{L|Gorilla}}
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* [[Saltwater crocodile]]
* {{L|Saltwater crocodile}}
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* [[Duck]]
* {{L|Tiger}}
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* [[Water buffalo]]
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* [[Capybara]]
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* [[Leopard]]
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* [[Jaguar]]
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* [[Honey badger]]
  
'''In savage tropical swamps appear:'''
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'''In savage tropical marshes appear:'''
  
* {{L|Giant tiger}}
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* [[Slugman]]
* {{L|Slugman}}
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* [[Snailman]]
* {{L|Snailman}}
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* [[Tigerman]]
* {{L|Tigerman}}
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* [[Giant leopard]]
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* [[Giant jaguar]]
  
'''In evil tropical swamps appear:'''
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'''In evil tropical marshes appear:'''
  
* {{L|Grimeling}}
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* [[Beak dog]]
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* [[Grimeling]]
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* [[Harpy]]
  
== Temperate marshes ==
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== Temperate swamps ==
 
(both freshwater and saltwater)
 
(both freshwater and saltwater)
  
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==== Creatures ====
 
==== Creatures ====
  
'''In temperate marshes appear:'''
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'''In temperate swamps appear:'''
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* [[Alligator]]
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* [[Duck]]
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* [[Turkey]]
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* [[Capybara]]
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'''In savage temperate swamps appear:'''
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* [[Slugman]]
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* [[Snailman]]
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'''In evil temperate swamps appear:'''
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* [[Grimeling]]
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== Tropical swamps ==
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(freshwater and saltwater, as well as mangrove swamps)
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[[Image:Tropical freshwater swamp.png‎|thumb|right|A tropical freshwater swamp with some gorillas wandering along the brook.]]
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=== Wildlife ===
  
* {{L|Buzzard}}
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==== Creatures ====
* {{L|Saltwater crocodile}}
 
  
'''In savage temperate marshes appear:'''
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'''In tropical swamps appear:'''
  
* {{L|Slugman}}
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* [[Gorilla]]
* {{L|Snailman}}
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* [[Saltwater crocodile]]
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* [[Tiger]]
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* [[Duck]]
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* [[Water buffalo]]
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* [[Capybara]]
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* [[Leopard]]
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* [[Jaguar]]
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* [[Honey badger]]
  
'''In evil temperate marshes appear:'''
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'''In savage tropical swamps appear:'''
  
* {{L|Beak dog}}
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* [[Giant tiger]]
* {{L|Grimeling}}
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* [[Slugman]]
* {{L|Harpy}}
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* [[Snailman]]
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* [[Tigerman]]
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* [[Giant leopard]]
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* [[Giant jaguar]]
  
==== Vermin ====
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'''In evil tropical swamps appear:'''
  
'''In temperate marshes appear:'''
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* [[Grimeling]]
  
* {{L|Red-winged blackbird}}
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== General Wetland Wildlife ==
  
== Tropical marshes ==
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=== Vermin ===
(both freshwater and saltwater)
 
  
=== Wildlife ===
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'''In temperate marshes appear:'''
  
==== Creatures ====
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* [[Red-winged blackbird]]
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* All insect vermin
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* All vermin found in a [[pool]]
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* [[Lizard]]
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* [[Demon rat]]
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* [[Rat]]
  
'''In tropical marshes appear:'''
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'''In evil wetlands appear:'''
  
* {{L|Saltwater crocodile}}
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* [[Demon rat]]
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* [[Knuckle worm]]
  
'''In savage tropical marshes appear:'''
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'''In good wetlands appear:'''
  
* {{L|Slugman}}
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* [[Fluffy wambler]]
* {{L|Snailman}}
 
* {{L|Tigerman}}
 
  
'''In evil tropical marshes appear:'''
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'''In savage wetlands appear:'''
  
* {{L|Beak dog}}
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* [[Two-legged rhino lizard]]
* {{L|Grimeling}}
 
* {{L|Harpy}}
 
  
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'''In good, benign wetlands appear:'''
  
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* [[Fairy]]
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* [[Pixie]]
  
{{World}}
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{{World|Biomes}}
{{Category|World}}
 

Latest revision as of 16:02, 12 May 2013

This article is about an older version of DF.

"When I first came here, this was all swamp. Everyone said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I built it all the same, just to show them. It sank into the swamp. So I built a second one. And that one sank into the swamp. So I built a third. That burned down, fell over, and then sank into the swamp. But the fourth one stayed up. And that's what you're going to get, Son, the strongest castle in all of England."

A wetland is a type of biome, flooded permanently or only periodically, with an abundance of foliage, including heavy, specialized tree-growth and a vast ecosystem. The landscape is very flat, with only occasional, small gradients. Ponds are abundant. Wetlands tend to form around oceanic coastlines, especially where rivers meet the ocean.

They generally have a high water table, meaning that an accessible aquifer is only a few tiles below the surface (and in occasionally unlucky circumstances, directly beneath the surface). It can be incredibly difficult to nigh-impossible to extract stones from these areas, making the long-term feasibility of a fort doubtful; it is recommended that an additional, non-saturated biome be selected as well. The stratification is often hard to ascertain, as it is difficult to penetrate the aquifer. Usually there are a few layers of clay and loam followed, eventually, by stone and rock beneath.

Wetlands with saltwater make habitability more precarious, as the aquifer and surrounding ponds are not drinkable. The water first has to be desalinated.

Specific categories of wetlands are marshes and swamps. The types of wetlands you will find are:

  • Temperate freshwater marsh
  • Temperate saltwater marsh
  • Tropical freshwater marsh
  • Tropical saltwater marsh
  • Temperate freshwater swamp
  • Temperate saltwater swamp
  • Tropical freshwater swamp
  • Tropical saltwater swamp
  • Mangrove swamp


Temperate marshes[edit]

(both freshwater and saltwater)

Wildlife[edit]

Creatures[edit]

In temperate marshes appear:

In savage temperate marshes appear:

In evil temperate marshes appear:

Vermin[edit]

In temperate marshes appear:

Tropical marshes[edit]

(both freshwater and saltwater)

Wildlife[edit]

Creatures[edit]

In tropical marshes appear:

In savage tropical marshes appear:

In evil tropical marshes appear:

Temperate swamps[edit]

(both freshwater and saltwater)

Wildlife[edit]

Creatures[edit]

In temperate swamps appear:

In savage temperate swamps appear:

In evil temperate swamps appear:

Tropical swamps[edit]

(freshwater and saltwater, as well as mangrove swamps)

A tropical freshwater swamp with some gorillas wandering along the brook.

Wildlife[edit]

Creatures[edit]

In tropical swamps appear:

In savage tropical swamps appear:

In evil tropical swamps appear:

General Wetland Wildlife[edit]

Vermin[edit]

In temperate marshes appear:

In evil wetlands appear:

In good wetlands appear:

In savage wetlands appear:

In good, benign wetlands appear:

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