"Wet meadows" refers to areas of land that are mostly covered with water or have very moist soil, allowing specific types of plants to grow that can tolerate these conditions. Full definition
Changes in Plant and Animal Populations The shift toward drier meadow ecosystems could spell trouble for many of the animals and other wildlife who live in wetter meadow ecosystems, Debinski explains: (treehugger.com)
This approach, called Plan 2014, will increase wet meadow acreage by 40 percent, northern pike populations by 39 percent, and black tern populations by 16 percent. (timesunion.com)
Black bears prefer forested and shrubby areas but use wet meadows, high tidelands, ridgetops, burned areas, riparian areas, and avalanche chutes. (sciencedaily.com)