Editing Wetland (section)

==== By temperature zone ====
[[File:MiddleSpring.JPG|thumb|Wetlands contrast the hot, arid landscape around Middle Spring, [[Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge]], [[Utah]].]]
Wetlands are found throughout the world in different climates.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=US EPA |first=OW |date=2015-09-18 |title=What is a Wetland? |url=https://www.epa.gov/wetlands/what-wetland |access-date=2022-07-08 |website=US EPA |language=en}}</ref> Temperatures vary greatly depending on the location of the wetland. Many of the world's wetlands are in the [[temperate zone]]s, midway between the North or South Poles and the equator. In these zones, summers are warm and winters are cold, but temperatures are not extreme. In subtropical zone wetlands, such as along the [[Gulf of Mexico]], average temperatures might be {{convert|11|C|F}}. Wetlands in the [[tropics]] are subjected to much higher temperatures for a large portion of the year. Temperatures for wetlands on the [[Arabian Peninsula]] can exceed {{convert|50|C|F}} and these habitats would therefore be subject to rapid evaporation. In northeastern [[Siberia]], which has a polar climate, wetland temperatures can be as low as {{convert|−50|C|F}}. [[Peatland]]s in arctic and subarctic regions insulate the [[permafrost]], thus delaying or preventing its thawing during summer, as well as inducing its formation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ramsar.org/document/peatlands-climate-change-mitigation-biodiversity-conservation|title=Peatlands, climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation &#124; The Convention on Wetlands, The Convention on Wetlands|website=www.ramsar.org}}</ref>