How do humans impact on the wetlands?

Answer 1

Humans impact wetlands in a variety of ways, including through pollution from agricultural runoff, industrial discharges, and urban development. Wetlands are often drained for agriculture, leading to loss of habitat for many plant and animal species. Additionally, overuse of water resources can lead to a decrease in water levels in wetlands, disrupting the delicate balance of these ecosystems. Efforts to mitigate these impacts include wetland restoration projects and stricter regulations on development near wetland areas.

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

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.

Answer 5

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.

Answer 6

Human Impacts

• Drainage
• Dredging and stream channelization
• Deposition of fill material
• Diking and damming
• Tilling for crop production
• Levees
• Logging
• Mining
• Construction
• Run-off
• Air and water pollution
• Changing nutrient levels
• Release of toxic chemicals
• Introduction of invasive alien species
• Grazing by domestic animals

Natural Impacts

• Erosion
• Subsidence
• Sea level rise
• Droughts
• Hurricanes and other large storms

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.

Answer 7

humans can kill something in the "circle of life" and kill everything else in the food chain

Answer 8

water inflow with poor outflow.