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Feuchtgebiete

Feuchtgebiete is the plural term in German for wetlands. In biogeography, feuchtgebiete are areas that are regularly inundated or permanently water-saturated, including bogs, swamps, marshes, fens and floodplains. They host specialized ecosystems and provide important ecological services such as biodiversity support, water filtration, flood mitigation and carbon storage. Wetlands are protected and managed in many regions due to their ecological value, though they are often affected by land use changes, agriculture and development.

Feuchtgebiete is also the title of a 2008 debut novel by German author Charlotte Roche. The book,

In 2013 a film adaptation titled Feuchtgebiete, directed by David Wnendt and starring Carla Juri, brought the

translated
into
English
as
Wetlands,
centers
on
a
young
woman
and
her
explorations
of
sexuality
and
bodily
experiences.
It
is
known
for
its
frank,
explicit
style
and
provocative
treatment
of
taboos,
which
sparked
extensive
public
and
critical
debate
about
censorship,
feminism
and
youth
sexuality.
Despite—or
in
part
because
of—the
controversy,
the
novel
achieved
widespread
commercial
success
and
has
been
translated
into
several
languages.
story
to
the
screen.
The
adaptation
attracted
attention
for
its
handling
of
similar
themes
as
the
novel
and
for
generating
discussion
about
the
portrayal
of
explicit
material
in
cinema.
The
dual
presence
of
Feuchtgebiete
as
both
a
natural
term
and
a
cultural
work
illustrates
the
breadth
of
the
term
in
German-language
discourse.