Article Title: Wetlands Article
Author: by Jon A. Kusler, William J. Mitsch and Joseph S. Larson
Key Points:
Summary:
Many of the currently present wetlands are being changed due to the many polluting activities of humans. There even shows to be a loss of wetlands. Only about 6% of the lands are wetlands. Many varieties of creatures are even adapted to this type of biome. Wetlands also serve as almost like a sink for pollution as it help reduce it. Due to an excess amount of nutrients from humans, wetlands aren't able to sustain as it is damaging it slowly like poison. What's even worst is the limited amount of knowledge towards the biodiversity. This makes it harder to create policies. The topography makes it even harder to preserve it.
My thoughts on this:
Just like the situation on phytoplankton, an excess of nutrients from our activities seem to cause the problem. Since this is the case, I believe we should first focus on the situation on eutrophication. The wetlands seem to be a more complex target, therefore phytoplankton and eutrophication can help narrow the path on research. More and more problems seem to come up because of our actions. Even the things that nature provides for us that can help reduce a problem, we are still destroying it. I believe we should think more towards every little decision we take.
- Wetlands are endangered because their biodiversity is hard to identify
- They serve as spawning grounds for a variety of creatures
- Wetlands are everywhere are disappearing
- 6% of lands are wetlands
- Their complexity make it hard to make policies for them
- Their complexity topographically also make it hard to preserve
- Wetlands reduce pollution and trap sediment
- Wetlands limit the effects of tidal waves
- They have the ability to clean water
- Excess of nutrients in wetlands make it hard for wetlands to maintain the limit
Summary:
Many of the currently present wetlands are being changed due to the many polluting activities of humans. There even shows to be a loss of wetlands. Only about 6% of the lands are wetlands. Many varieties of creatures are even adapted to this type of biome. Wetlands also serve as almost like a sink for pollution as it help reduce it. Due to an excess amount of nutrients from humans, wetlands aren't able to sustain as it is damaging it slowly like poison. What's even worst is the limited amount of knowledge towards the biodiversity. This makes it harder to create policies. The topography makes it even harder to preserve it.
My thoughts on this:
Just like the situation on phytoplankton, an excess of nutrients from our activities seem to cause the problem. Since this is the case, I believe we should first focus on the situation on eutrophication. The wetlands seem to be a more complex target, therefore phytoplankton and eutrophication can help narrow the path on research. More and more problems seem to come up because of our actions. Even the things that nature provides for us that can help reduce a problem, we are still destroying it. I believe we should think more towards every little decision we take.
So What?Many species, endangered or not will lose their adapted environment. Much of our pollution will also be released as some is trapped in the wetlands
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Says Who?The authors, Jon A. Kusler, William J. Mitsch and Joseph S. Larson
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What If?What if the excess of nutrients weren't the cause of the disappearance of wetlands? Would it still be on our cause?
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What does this remind me of?This reminds me of the situation on phytoplankton.
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