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[[Image:wetlands.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Wetlands of South Africa. Photo: [http://www.moyawatenga.co.za/why-wetlands-matter-a-media-release-from-the-ewt/ Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT).]]]
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Wetlands can be considered as sinks into which surface water or groundwater flows from a surrounding catchment. Within landscapes they are “natural harvesters” of rainwater and, by definition, sites where water occurs at or close to the ground surface.
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