Wetlands are defined as ‘lands transitional between terrestrial
and aquatic eco-systems where the water table is usually at or
near the surface or the land is covered by shallow water1. The
Ramsar convention defined wetlands as “. . . .areas of marsh,
fen, peat land or water, whether natural or artificial, permanent
or temporary, with water that is static or flowing, fresh,
brackish or salt, including areas of marine water the depth of
which at low tide does not exceed six metres”2.