Wetlands
Their are four main types ofwetlands including:
Bogs- A wetland were peat forms
Swamp- A wetland were trees grow unlike any other wetland
Marshes- A wetland that has shallow water above soil
Fens- A wetland were the water is below the soil
Wetlands are often destroyed by people by:
Agriculture
Urbanization
Pollution
Other ways are natural for example :
Silviculture
Erosion
Conservation of wetlands
Acquisition programs
Economic incentives
Those were two different ways to conserve these benefitioal body's of water
Benefits of wetlands
Wetlands help:
Give homes to many different animals
Prevent flooding
Filters water
Some animals that live in wetlands:
Moose
Beavers
Amphibians(frogs and salamanders)
(nesting) Birds
Some plants that thrive in wetlands
Trees(only in wetlands)
Sedges
Reeds
Moss
Weeds