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What endangers the wetlands?
fresh water
Why does fresh water flow into wetlands more in the spring than in the summer?
Because winter brings a lot of melted snow. that's fresh water. it snows just about everywhere, therefore the fresh water from the snow goes into the wetlands, causing more freshwater in the wetlands during spring.
Do wetlands only contain fresh water?
NO! There is fresh and non fresh water every were in the world. There is more fresh water in wet places than in dry places.
Is a wetland a source of fresh water?
Yes, wetlands can act as a source of fresh water. They play a key role in filtering and purifying water by trapping sediments and removing pollutants. Wetlands help recharge groundwater and maintain water quality in streams and rivers.
What is the difference between rivers and wetlands?
Rivers : flowing fresh water. Wetlands : tidal flows or almost none, brackish water (i.e, partially salt).
Are wetlands salt or freshwater?
Actually they're either neither or both ; wetlands lie in the interface between fresh and salt water.
How do coastal wetlands differ from freshwater wetlands?
Coastal wetlands are those wetlands that are within, along, or near tidally-influenced water bodies. Their source of water (hydrology) may be salt, fresh, or both (brackish). Freshwater wetlands are those wetlands whose water source (hydrology) is of fresh water (not salty or brackish) . They can be tidally influenced by freshwater tides (tidal waterways above the salt line) or may be far inland (hydrology source is usually groundwater, surface waters, or precipitation).
How do wetlands differ from freshwater wetlands?
Coastal wetlands are those wetlands that are within, along, or near tidally-influenced water bodies. Their source of water (hydrology) may be salt, fresh, or both (brackish). Freshwater wetlands are those wetlands whose water source (hydrology) is of fresh water (not salty or brackish) . They can be tidally influenced by freshwater tides (tidal waterways above the salt line) or may be far inland (hydrology source is usually groundwater, surface waters, or precipitation).
What type of wetlands contain both fresh and salt water?
It's called a sound
What is it called when fresh water meets seawater?
When fresh water meets seawater, it is called a "brackish water" environment. This occurs in estuaries or coastal wetlands where rivers flow into the ocean.
Is a strait freshwater or saltwater?
Wetlands can refer to both freshwater and saltwater areas. Wetlands are simply an area of land where the soil is saturated with water, either fresh or salt. For example, freshwater marshes exist inland, whereas salt marshes generally occur along the coast.
Which of these could be an example of a freshwater wetland?
Marsh
