Stan Marsh

Wondrous Wetlands Ecology Summary SUMMARY Wondrous Wetlands is an article about the conservation department of Missouri finding ways to save wetlands for future generations. Those who are directly impacted by wetlands are those who enjoy things such as hunting and wildlife watching, but can affect everyone, because wetlands contribute to the clean water that we drink and even cycling nutrients in our environment. When wetlands began to diminish in the 1980’s, conservationists realized there was a

A wetland is an area of land that retains it water on it surface as in swamps, marshes, and bogs. Although we would prefer to keep the wetlands they are being destroyed very rapidly. Louisiana loses about 25- 35 square miles of wetlands each year. By 2050 it’s estimated that the annual loss of fishing income due to coastal wetland erosion will be around $550 million dollars of revenue. The wetlands are valuable in many ways. They provide fish for commercial fishing and eating. The wetlands

Westchester bluffs, it was once a major part of California’s natural wetland systems. Before development, Ballona wetlands natural habitat covered 2002 acres. This area, 800 to 1000 acres, referred to as Playa Vista by its owners is made up of salt marsh freshwater marsh and part upland and dune areas. It is considered Los Angeles’ largest ‘wetland ecosystem’. Although

Water, water everywhere and not a drop to spare. This is the reality – especially when regarding the amount of freshwater available. Fact: The earth contains only 3.5% freshwater. Fact: 98.8% of all freshwater is shielded from our grasp in glaciers or groundwater. Fact: Only 0.0003% of the Earth’s water is accessible for consumption. With such a minute quantity of freshwater available, the high amount of pollution contaminating this water is appalling. Water quality levels are decreasing, hurting

Saltwater Effects on the Wetlands In John Grisham’s The Pelican Brief, He brings up oil and gas companies drilling in the wetlands, which is destroying them, and I decided to investigate further about how these companies have been damaging the environment. The main way that the wetlands are being killed is from the salt water that is intruding into the marshes from the canals, that gas and oil companies use, are the way that most salt water gets so deep inside the wetlands (Barnowski). Oil and gas

In John Grisham’s The Pelican Brief, He brings up oil and gas companies drilling in the wetlands, which is destroying them, and I decided to investigate further about how these companies have been hurting the environment. The main way that the wetlands are being killed is from the salt water that is intruding into the marshes from the canals, that gas and oil companies use, are the way that most salt water gets so deep inside the wetlands (Barnowski). Oil and gas companies are always trying to build

INTRODUCTION: The Coypu (Myocastor coypus) is a large, robust, semi-aquatic rat like rodent and a casual observer may misidentify a Coypu as a beaver or a muskrat, especially when it is swimming. However, this superficial resemblance ends when a more detailed study of the animal is made (LeBlanc. 2005). The average size of the head and body is 52cm with the length of the tail being an additional 37cm. The body is highly arched with a large almost triangular head. The Incisors are large with an

Silver Creek Wetland Complex is a rare coastal wetland found along the eastern side of the Nottawasaga Bay Shoreline. It falls within the town boundary of the Town of Collingwood, which was formally a part of the Town of Blue Mountains. Because the area is a part of the greater Silver Creek Watershed, the marshy land is classified as a Schedule B Category 1 land under Environmental Protection as per the Official Plan of the Town of Collingwood. Blue Mountain Trust Watershed Practice monitors the

reducing base flow. 2.7 Landscape and Biotic Features The Georgian Trail provides a connection between the south ends of Silver Creek to the North, where the wetlands lie. This trail is significant as it provides access to the marsh which is a critical habitat for sensitive marsh bird species. It allows access to study the forested area, and study of endangered species, such as the western chorus frog (Pseudacris triseriata) that utilizes the wetlands as a breeding habitat. The deciduous and coniferous

study, researchers focused on determining the thresholds of marsh resilience near the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. It is important to identify ecosystem stress thresholds to prevent these ecosystems from experiencing stress thresholds that exceed their resilience. If stress exceeds these thresholds, any small change in an environmental stressor can cause an inevitable decline in overall ecosystem health. Researchers tested 103 salt marsh sites ranging up to about 430 kilometers from coastal Louisiana