<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">wetlands</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>bayous</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>backwaters</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>bogs</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>marshes</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>swamps</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>fens</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>sloughs</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>slews</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>intermittent wetlands</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>bodies of freshwater by biome</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>wetland</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Large category including areas of land characterized by poor drainage, standing or slowly moving water, and as a result, an almost constant state of water-saturated soil. Wetlands include swamps, marshes, and bogs. ]]></note></mads>