2. Facts about Biome
Provide habitat for a wide variety and number of wildlife
and plants.
Collect and hold flood waters.
Some common names for different types of wetlands are
swamp, marsh and bog. Depending on the type of wetland, it
may be filled mostly with trees, grasses, shrubs or moss.
Wetlands are the link between land and water, and are some
of the most productive.
3. Ecosystem in the world?
~Water
The movement, distribution, and quality of water is the primary factor
influencing wetland structure and function. To be classified as a
wetland, the presence of water must contribute to the formation of
hydric soils, which are formed under flooded or saturated conditions
persisting long enough for the development of anaerobic conditions
during the growing season .Water conditions in wetlands can vary
tremendously with respect to the timing and duration of surface
water inundation as well as seasonal patterns of inundation.
4. Abiotic Factors of Biome?
Abiotic features of wetlands include the
climate of the wetlands, water, light,
rocks and minerals, soil, and other
abiotic factors found in all biomes. Biotic
features of wetlands include plants,
animals, bacteria, and all other living
organisms.
6. definitions
Producer- A person, company, or country that makes, grows, or supplies
goods or commodities for sale.
Primary Consumer- An animal that feeds on plants
Secondary Consumer- A carnivore that feeds only upon herbivores.
Tertiary Consumers- A carnivore that feeds only upon herbivores.
Decomposers- Decomposers or saprotrophs are organisms that break
down dead or decaying organisms, and in doing so carry out the natural
process of decomposition.
7. Water Cycle-Wetland ecosystems are ecologically and functionally significant
elements of the water environment and, potentially, have an important role to play in
helping to achieve sustainable river basin management by contributing to the abatement
of the impact of pollution, as well as mitigating the effects of droughts and floods and
promoting groundwater recharge.
Carbon Cycle.- Wetlands play an important role in landscape function, including
cycling of carbon, water and nutrients, food and fibre production, water purification,
regulation of flows, provision of habitats, and tourism and recreation services. The role
of wetlands in carbon sequestration and storage has generally been under-estimated.
Wetlands cover approximately six to nine per cent of the Earth's surface and contain
about 35 per cent of global terrestrial carbon.
Nitrogen Cycle.- Nitrogen (N) is one of the most important components and ecological
factors for natural wetland ecosystems. It is mainly derived from runoff input,
atmospheric deposition, and biological N fixation. The transport and transformation of N
in natural wetlands primarily occur in the hyporheic zone a buffer area of intensified
biogeochemical activity that is often regarded as the sink, source, and converter of N in
wetlands.
9. Why do we need wetlands?
Wetlands are important because they:
Are the home to many species of plants and animals, such as fish
and frogs. These species use wetlands to feed and have babies.Help stop flooding in the areas surrounding the wetland, as they act
like a giant sponge and soak up all the water.
Can take the bad chemicals out of our water, making water saferfor us to drink.
Protect river banks and shorelines from washing away.
10. What are the threats to wetlands?
Wetlands are under threat because humans do things tochange or hurt the wetlands environment. These
include:
Water pollution in wetlands. When pollutants like
chemicals get into wetlands, animals and plants thatlive there are killed.
Humans introducing plants and animals that don’t belong
in an area. These plants and animals may kill the
other plants that are meant to be there.
• Humans changing where water naturally flows in
wetlands, by doing things like building dams. This can
stop enough water from getting to wetlands, which can
make the wetlands dry out.
11. What will happen if all the wetlands that are still here today disappear over time?
There will be more floods because there will not beany wetlands left to hold the water and keep ourhouses safe.
The loss of wetlands will mean those animals andplants that used to live there will have no place tolive.
12. What can you do to help?
Keep the wetlands near where you live protected and clean.Encourage your family and friends to do the same.
Encourage your parents and others to use fewer fertilizers, weedand pest killers in their gardens.
Find out if your school can join a volunteering program to helpyou clean up wetlands or plant new trees around wetlands.
