Wetlands Crisis

Wetlands are an important part of our environment and are considered one of the most productive ecosystems in the world. Wetlands are defined as geographical areas that cover or supersaturate soil in the most growing season (CZM). They differ in appearance and location, and are strongly influenced by differences in areas such as topography, climate, water chemistry, vegetation, and human degradation (CZM) and soil. Wetlands are determined based on three main attributes: the continued availability of water (hydrology), the presence of specially adapted plants (aquatic plants) and the developmental state of soil (hydrates) (CZM ).

The saturation of wetland soil determines the surrounding vegetation. Plants inhabiting wetlands independently adapt to that water (soil) soil. Wetland plants are called aquatic plants. Seasonal dry wetlands or slowly flowing wetlands usually support trees and other strong vegetation. More common flood plains have moss and grass as their main aquatic plants. On all continents except Antarctica, wetlands are in different climates. They vary in size from isolated grasslands to huge salt marshes. They are seen along coast and inland. Some wetlands are flooded forests with trees everywhere. The other is like a more flat and watery meadow. Still others are suffocating with a thick sponge moss

Wetlands are a link between land and water, one of the world's most productive ecosystems. Some common names for different types of wetlands are marshes, bogs and marshes. Depending on the type of wetland, it may be filled mainly with trees, grasses, shrubs and moss. To be called a wetland, the area must be filled with water or soaked for at least a year. Some wetlands are actually dry at some point in the year!

The current state of wetlands is constantly changing. Since wetland management plan of the 1980s, wetland recovery seems to be increasing. Nevertheless, despite efforts to protect the land, hundreds of thousands of acres of wetlands are being discharged annually. Wetland losses in the southeastern states including Florida accounted for 89% of the same wetland loss nationwide from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s.