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hydric
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hydric [′hī·drik]
(ecology)
Characterized by or thriving in abundance of moisture.


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Fish and Wildlife Service for the identification and delimitation of wetlands take into account the presence of 1) surface water; 2) vegetation adapted to both water excess (hydrophitic characters) and to the alternation of periods of water excess and deficit; and 3) hydric soils or soils with signs of hydromorphism (Cowardin et al.
The environmental/natural resources students at MVCTC assisted the Montgomery County Soil and Water Conservation District (which had three of the MVCTC environmental science graduates on staff) in selecting the site on the campus based on hydric soil conditions.
The process varies depending on the characteristics of the land being converted, but it typically includes removing existing topsoil and replacing it with hydric soils, removing existing vegetation and replacing it with hydrophytic vegetation, and altering existing hydrology to create anaerobic conditions.
 
 
 
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