Wetlands are an area of muddy land and water for example a swap. Wetlands help prevent flooding and provide a habitat for animals
The Blesbokspruit wetland is close to Springs on the East Rand in Gauteng. Like all wetlands the Blesbokspruit wetland plays an important role in the ecology of the environment: it slows down the flow of the floodwaters, reducing flood damage
Karen Schneller-McDonald has written: 'Wetland creation and restoration' -- subject(s): Bibliography, Restoration ecology, Wetland ecology, Wetland restoration, Wetlands
Monica Peters has written: 'Wetland restoration' -- subject(s): Wetland restoration, Wetland ecology, Handbooks, manuals
Mark S. Fonseca has written: 'A low-cost planting technique for eelgrass (Zostera marina L.)' -- subject(s): Seagrasses, Sediment transport 'Guidelines for the conservation and restoration of seagrasses in the United States and adjacent waters' -- subject(s): Coastal ecology, Ecology, Habitat, Habitat (Ecology), Restoration ecology, Seagrasses, Wetland conservation, Wetland plants, Wetland restoration
Francis Dov Por has written: 'The Pantanal of Mato Grosso (Brazil)' -- subject(s): Wetland ecology, Natural history, Human ecology, Wetland fauna, Wetland plants 'Aqaba-Eilat, the improbable gulf' -- subject(s): Ecology, Biodiversity, Conservation of natural resources, Marine biodiversity conservation, Congresses, Marine Biodiversity, Ocean
Jim Cagney has written: 'Greenline riparian-wetland monitoring' -- subject(s): Riparian ecology, Wetland conservation
Robert O. Teskey has written: 'Impact of water level changes on woody riparian and wetland communities' -- subject(s): Ecology, Effect of water levels on, Floodplain ecology, Forest ecology, Physiological aspects, Physiological aspects of Trees, Plant-water relationships, Riparian ecology, Riparian rights, Trees, Water balance (Hydrology), Wetland ecology, Woody plants
Ralph W Tiner has written: 'Wetlands of Delaware' -- subject- s -: Wetland ecology, Wetlands, Wetland conservation
James Fargo Balliett has written: 'Wetlands' -- subject(s): Wetland ecology, Wetlands, Environmental aspects, Wetland conservation
it's role is to produce food!
Khundrakpam Moirangleima has written: 'Sustainable management of wetlands' -- subject(s): Wetland ecology, Wetland management, Case studies, Sustainable development
The Blesbokspruit wetland is important because first of all it is a wetland recognised as 'the third most important ecosystem on Earth'; and it is a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance, this regardless of all the anthropogenic activities that have been decreasing the quality of this wetland since the 1990s.