Wetlands of Mexico

Abstract

Estuarine and marine wetlands are the most extensive types along the 10 000km long Mexican coastline. The Tabasco/Campeche system of the Usumacinta/Grijalva rivers is the largest watershed of the country. Palustrine habitats are described as floodplain marshes and savannas as well as forested wetlands in the form of riparian forests, palm thickets, and inundated low forests on the Yucatan Peninsula. Lacustrine wetlands are the least abundant, located in the mountainous inland areas. -from Author