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Concept in Wetland Ecology
Wetlands  (EPA, America's Wetlands) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Main types of wetlands ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Marshes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Non-tidal marshes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Non-tidal marshes: prairie potholes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Non-tidal marshes: Playa lakes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Non-tidal marshes: Vernal pools ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Non-tidal marshes: wet meadows ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Tidal marshes ,[object Object],[object Object]
Swamps ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Forested Swamps ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Shrub swamps ,[object Object],[object Object]
Mangrove swamps ,[object Object],[object Object]
Bogs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Northern Bogs ,[object Object],[object Object]
Pocosin ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Fens ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Challenges of wetland life
Challenges of wetland life ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
 
 
Anatomical and morphological adaptation to lack of oxygen ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Pneumatophores
 
Pneumatophores
Aerenchyma
Nitrification/denitrification cycles
Ethylene (C 2 H 4 ): importance growth hormone ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Development of aerenchyma
Oxygen and gas transport limits phytotoxicity
Development of adventitious roots
 
Other adaptations ,[object Object],[object Object]
Carnivorous plants ,[object Object]
Mostly monocotyledons ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Summary of conditions: salt marsh ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Salt marsh: description of substrate  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Composition and distribution of plants in a marsh ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Composition and distribution of plants in a marsh ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Productivity of wetlands ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Productivity of wetlands ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Productivity of wetlands: coastal environments ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Evolution of wetlands
Evolution of wetlands
Habitat provided by wetland
Habitat provided by wetland: salt marshes and mangroves ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Habitat provided by wetland: salt marshes and mangroves (Cont’d) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Habitat provided by wetland: salt marshes and mangroves (Cont’d) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Wetlands: crucial habitat for birds
Wetlands: crucial habitat for migratory birds
Summary of Wetland functions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Summary of Wetland functions (Cont’d) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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