Wetlands

=Wetlands=

An area such as a marsh or a swamp that is covered with water and provides a habitat for wildlife. If you throw trash in here, it will poison the fish and pollute the water. The chemicals in the water pollute it and are bad for the fish and for us. Those chemicals also cause algae which sucks up all the oxygen in the water and that kills fish. Pesticides are chemicals used to kill insects but they pollute ground water so don't use them. As wetlands are water biomes the polluted water also pollutes them. The motors of motorized boats hurt the fish and scare birds so it is best to use a canoe instead of a jet ski for example. Some endangered animals live in the wetlands, it is best to protect them. Overfishing is a danger to the species of fish and must be stopped. You need a fishing license to fish anyway else it is illegal.

You should conserve water so that we still have water on Earth and to do this you must: 1) Turn off the faucet while brushing your teeth. 2) Take showers instead of baths. 3) Keep a fitcher in the fridge and drink cold water from there.

People usually cause the pollution wetlands. Throwing litters, using water more than they need is one of the most dangerous events for wetlands. There are some groups that help saving wetlands.

Temparatures change according to the location of the wetland. Genarraly summers are hot and winters are cold. Near the ecuator, temparatures are allways hot.

Wetlands are found all over the world usually near rivers, lakes and in lowland areas. The average yearly rainfall and temperature depends on the location of the wetland but it usually rains 40 inches of water a month and because of that it's humid foggy and at times freezing. Animals;

American Alligator

American Bittern ** Boat-billed Heron **

=Black Winged Stilt=  =Cape Lopez Lyretail = 

= Dwarf Siren =

 =** Gold Spiny Reed Frog ** =  =** Siamese Fightingfish ** =  =** South American Lungfish ** =  ** Two-toed Amphiuma **

=Plants;=

**Algae**

=Mangrove Trees= =Insectivorous Plants= =// Reeds //= =//Rushes//= =Sedges= = = =// Willows //= = River Birch = = Cottonwoods =

**Box Elder** = =

Bladder floats, lotus pinnatus, brasenia schreberi is just 3 plants which is endangered but hopefully at least 6 of these plants that you can see are not endangered.

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