Taking a Look at Wetlands

Impact of Global Warming on Coastal Wetlands Professor’s comment: Jane wrote this research paper for my Advanced Composition course. The assignment asks the students to read and understand six to ten articles within a research area of their choice, then synthesize the information so that a reader can quickly understand the present state of research in that area. Jane chose to look at how increased flooding and salinity might affect coastal wetland soils and species, and she organized the material

  INTRODUCTION A wetland can be described as the place where land meets water. Wetlands can be permanent or seasonal (Reddam’s wetland is seasonal). Wetlands are different to other ecosystems because they support aquatic flora and fauna. There are different types of wetlands including marshes, swamps, bogs and fens. Ecological status refers to the state in which a specific ecosystem is. The testing of a wetland’s ecological status refers to determining the health of the wetland with careful consideration

When most people think of wetlands the first thing that will pop into their mind will be visions of swamps and flooded plains. These marshy lands would seem to have no purpose, while in reality they are the most precious form of ecosystem that we have in America. Wetlands contribute to biodiversity, clean water, flood control, and provide a habitat for millions of species of plants and animals. Even with all this wetlands still face mass destruction, much like the rain forests they are just as productive

these wetlands. The soils of the marshlands here are rich and wet. They were once considered ideal for celery growing, but farming here depended on This Postcard of celery growing at “The Muck” is courtesy of the Arlene Stager family. the creation and maintenance of a fairly intensive maze of drainage ditches. Not only did these economically undermine the business, they changed the dynamics of the true marshland. Now there are restrictions on any altering of the structure of the wetlands. Celery

ocean/sea animals can't survive without water so when there was little water left the number of animals started to decrease. The coot were forced to leave too because there food, the fish, was decreasing in size. When saddam hussein drained the wetlands he also burned most of the reeds so the arabs were forced to move. That’s when our organization, Nature Iraq, stepped in. We changed the geography by changing the canals to bring in water instead of take it out. Nature Iraq is still working on getting

listen to and observe a group of individuals who shared a common passion that they all felt strongly towards; the environment. The level of passion towards an issue can be as broad as the environmental deterioration, or as specific and local as the wetland loss in Louisiana. The several guest speakers that I

rush hour traffic congestion. I challenge you to reimagine the area! Slow down, take a few minutes out of your hectic schedule and follow the signs to Colony Farm. Within minutes you will find yourself in the middle of hedgerows, open fields and wetlands. During my recent visit to the farm, I began my walk from the parking area adjacent to the main park entrance and near the community gardens. Being early in the season, the gardens were quite bare, but a promise of a bountiful harvest to come

get a lot of their land taken away and they don’t get anything in return. If farmers have to have fifty feet between their field and a wetland. However, it’s still considered their land so they still have to pay tax for the land they can’t touch. Even though half of Minnesota’s water is unsupportable for living organisms, it’s not all a farmers fault. If you look at a lot of

NOLA: Re-develop or Abandon The issue with the re-developing of New Orleans is an area that has been debated between governors, investors, urban planners, residents and other professionals since hurricane Katrina, the costliest “natural” disaster in 2005. This wonderful place, is a Louisiana city near the Gulf of Mexico. Its strategic position, becomes the exit of the great Mississippi-Missouri river system, which drains the interior North of America. New Orleans is one of the lowest spots in the

how do they protect it? • Coral reefs provide coastal protection as they stop and lower wave action and erosion in shallow shores which prevents damage to any nearby properties • Coral reefs protect the productive wetlands that lie along the coast as well as the highly productive wetlands that are around ports and harbours • Human recreation such as fishing, snorkelling and scuba diving are all provided by the coral reefs. The human recreation that is provided by the coral reefs benefit the people