They can also be mined for peat and various mineral resources.
As in just about every case of human interaction with our environment, they can also simply be polluted, by either direct dumping of waste (in different forms), or more commonly, from contaminated /compromised water upstream flowing into the wetlands area.
Human activities affect wetlands by changing the natural environment. In some cases the wetlands are drained, while other times they may be encroached up by human activities such as motorcycle riding, hiking, or camping. Pesticides, soaps, and other pollutants may also make their way into the wetlands and cause problems.
well from what i know is that with all the extra carbon we emit into the air, we intoxicate the organisms and they bring these poisons back to the wetlands and affect the biome. plus we pollute with garbage these wetlands, and very bad for the biome and the food chains with in them.
The natural lands and wetlands were "developed." this major impact has human made in wetlands. Over many years, as areas have become populated with human beings that did not realize the significant and important value of wetlands, the wetlands were drained for roads, railroads, industry, cropland, housing, cities, and for controlling mosquitoes. Wetland waters were also diverted via man-made canals to other areas for agricultural use and to send to cities which kept growing larger and larger. Some wetlands were converted to aquaculture for controlled growing of fish, shellfish, mollusks (oysters, mussels, clams), crustaceans (lobsters, shrimp, crabs), and seaweed.
Human Impacts
Natural Impacts
Officials are considering some drastic and risky solutions: They could set the wetlands on fire or flood areas in hopes of floating out the oil.
Oil that has rolled into shoreline wetlands coats the stalks and leaves of plants such as Roseau cane - the fabric that holds together an ecosystem that is essential to the region's fishing industry and a much-needed buffer against Gulf hurricanes. Soon, oil will smother those plants and choke off their supply of air and nutrients.
the U.S. loses about 60,000 acres of wetlands per year. global warming & climate change contribute to wetlands loss and degradation of many non-native species of plants and animals.
humans can kill something in the "circle of life" and kill everything else in the food chain
water inflow with poor outflow.
Humans have eaten all the birds and drunk all the water out of the wetlands, making it uninhabitable, the australian army also used it to test their minature nuclear bombs
The impact is vitamins and s***
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it is physically possible for humans to live in the wetlands, although, because of the moist environment, many humans choose not to. there are many alligators and swamp-animals which are not friendly toward humans, so you wont find humans living there.
they damage the wetlands which are useful for humans.
We drain them for new developments. Which is stupid.
Humans cause harm to wetlands mainly by habitat destruction. Development of buildings, parking lots, housing, ect.
Wetlands affect humans. It can be beneficial or not so beneficial Beneficial : wetlands are beneficial when it is drained and used for agriculture. It filters pollutants out of water and prevent soil erosion and reduce flood damage. (: I hope this helped !
Oxygen, birds, bugs, water...
WHAT FACTORS CONTRIBUTE TO THE LOSS OF WETLANDS? We humans pollute the air thus taking away habitats and life!
People need to learn about the wetlands because wetlands have a very exotic ecosystem and act as a breeding site to many species of animals. Also, they are abundant on the coasts of continents and help kill off and absorb the impact of tropical storms headed for land. Therefore, they are extremely important to us for safety and are being killed by humans. This needs to stop, and it starts with educating the next generation on the topic.
Stop pollution REstore wetlands that already exist Stop draining them for building houses, roads and buildings.