What are What are wetlands?wetlands?
WetlandsWetlands = = areas that areas that normally have normally have plants adapted plants adapted for life in soil for life in soil that is saturated that is saturated or inundated or inundated with water for with water for part of the part of the growing seasongrowing season
2 major categories:2 major categories:Costal Wetlands-Costal Wetlands-salt and fresh salt and fresh water marshes, water marshes, mangrove mangrove swamps, estuariesswamps, estuaries
Inland Wetlands- Inland Wetlands- bogs, fens, prairie bogs, fens, prairie potholes, swampspotholes, swamps
Prairie Prairie PotholesPotholes
Examples of Freshwater Examples of Freshwater Marshes…Marshes…
Wet Wet MeadowsMeadows
SwampsSwamps
Examples of Freshwater Examples of Freshwater Wetlands…Wetlands…
Swamps are dominated by trees & Swamps are dominated by trees & shrubs!!shrubs!!
BogsBogs
Example of Freshwater Example of Freshwater Wetland…Wetland…
Bogs contain a build-up of peat!Bogs contain a build-up of peat!
Alaska TundraAlaska Tundra
Examples of Freshwater Examples of Freshwater Marsh…Marsh…
MangroveMangroveSwampsSwamps
Examples of Costal Examples of Costal Wetlands…Wetlands…
Swamps are dominated by trees & Swamps are dominated by trees & shrubs!!shrubs!!
Salt Salt MarshesMarshes
Examples of Costal Examples of Costal Wetlands…Wetlands…
Functions of Functions of Wetlands…Wetlands…Habitat for many fish and Habitat for many fish and
wildlife species-includes wildlife species-includes nurseries, stop-overs for nurseries, stop-overs for migrationmigration
Flood control (act as sponge)Flood control (act as sponge)Water purificationWater purification
Includes cleaning, removing Includes cleaning, removing toxins, removing silt and toxins, removing silt and debris, filtering fine debris, filtering fine particulatesparticulates
Questions of the Questions of the Day:Day:
1. How do we measure water 1. How do we measure water quality?quality?
2. Why is water quality 2. Why is water quality important?important?
3. How do we prevent 3. How do we prevent pollutants from entering pollutants from entering water bodies?water bodies?
Dec. 8Dec. 8thth- Today’s - Today’s AgendaAgenda Questions of the DayQuestions of the Day
HW Check: Wetlands Assignment- HW Check: Wetlands Assignment- go overgo over
Wetlands Anticipation Guide (T/F)Wetlands Anticipation Guide (T/F) WetlandsWetlands
PicturesPictures FunctionsFunctions MetaphorsMetaphors
Time Permitting: Time Permitting:
“ “Swamps vs. Shops”Swamps vs. Shops” Ticket to ExitTicket to Exit