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Wetlands

They are low land areas saturated with moisture either seasonally or permanently. Wetlands can also be partially or completely covered by pools of water such as quagmires, marshes and swamps.

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How does a beaver adapt to the wetland?

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He builds a dam.

What three important things do wetlands do?

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1. Wetlands help keep our water clean. They remove pollutants, wastes, and other harmful substances that are toxic in large doses.

2. They prevents floods and droughts. This is especially true of the Riparian marshes, which absorb water during floods and release water during droughts.

3. They are home to many plants and animals that do not live anywhere else. Diversity in the Earth's species are often good for the economy. More importantly, the species in the wetlands should be protected because many of the problems in the wetlands are caused by people. We have to take responsibility for our actions.

What kind of activities could people do in wetlands?

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BJ Sullivan is stupid she doesn't have a answer. She is not an expert!

Where are most marshes?

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It is called Pantanal and located in the State of Matto Grosso in Brazil

I think that the world's largest marsh in the world is: Everglades in Florida.

What adaptations do the minks have in the wetlands?

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They live in the wild around our canals and river banks

What Thanksgiving food is grown in wetlands?

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Foods that are grown in wetlands require very wet soil conditions. One traditional Thanksgiving food that grows in wetlands is cranberry's.

How do wetlands act like filters?

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wetlands act as filters by taking nitrates, amonia, and phosphates out of the water and turning them into biomass through uptake by SAV's, trees, phytoplankton and aufwuchs

How do wetlands provide habitats?

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They provide food for them and energgy

What protects the coast?

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I don't really know why some coasts are not protected, but my guess is that it's expensive most of the time to put up sea defenses... Some may be missing defense because it's not eco friendly (hard engineering, that is) and not very attractive. This lowers the value of beaches. Then there are some beaches on small islands or isolated coasts that maybe don't really need the protection because either no one cares or there's no need for them. Isolated coastlines don't really need them...

Anyway, this was my geography homework question and i think I may have answered it... Maybe... Wtv.

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How does wetland look like?

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Australian wetlands look rather like wetlands in other areas of the world. As permanent waterholes, they support a huge variety of native bird and animal life. They tend to be surrounded by sparse bushland, but some wetlands may be contained within heavier tropical rainforest.

Do swans live in wetlands?

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The habitats favoured by swans vary with species, but they are often found on rivers and streams, particularly slower flowing ones. They also frequent lakes.

Why is it important to conserve other wetlands?

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To reduce death of fish for eating. Wetlands provide a valuable flood control function and are also very effective at filtering and cleaning water before it get in to our lakes and streams.

Why is the everglades a wetland?

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Basically, The Everglades is a subtropical wetland, that consists of :

Inland Wetlands-

  • Southern swamps
  • Freshwater marshes
  • Riparian

& Coastal Wetlands

  • Tidal salt marshes
  • Mangrove swamps

What animals and plants are found on wetlands?

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The animals and plants found on the wetlands are:

PLANTS: Mangroves; wildflowers; cord grass; sea ox-eye daisy.

ANIMALS: alligators; great blue haron.

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What is a Save the wetlands catchy phrase?

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Caring for Wetland - An Answer To Climate Change

What animals are endangered in the everglades?

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There are many different species that are endangered in Florida.

8 species of ammphibians endangered

1 species of arachnids endangered

23 species of birds endangered

11 species of clams endangered

8 species of coralsm jellyfish and sea anemones endangered

25 species of crustaceans endangered

33 species of fishes endangered

18 species of insects endangered

15 species of mammals endangered

53 species of plants endangered

9 species of reptiles endangered

13 species of snails endangered

A wetland covered with woody vegetation?

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It is called a swamp.