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wetland
wetland Ecosystem where the
water table lies close to the surface for much of the year. Wetlands include bogs, marshes, swamps and fens. There are both saltwater and freshwater wetlands. Coastal wetlands are said to contain a greater concentration of flora and fauna than any other ecosystem. They are also ecologically valuable as regulators of flooding and the water cycle. Many of the world's wetlands have been drained for farming or housing.
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Wetland or wasteland
Newspaper article from: The Nelson Mail; 2/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...become a self-made wetland supporting a remarkable...plant and birdlife. Wetlands are like kidneys...assistance to manage wetlands sustainably...things like preparing wetland management plans...extraction pits to wetlands shouldn't be a problem. The Motueka wetland almost developed...
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Wetland management trade-offs in the Upper South-East of South Australia.
Magazine article from: Rural Society; 9/22/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...benefits and costs of wetlands to society as a whole...making decisions about wetland use. A potential conflict...monetary benefits from wetlands and the costs of various...conservation values provided by wetlands (see, for example...Briggs, 1988). Hence, wetland managers in Australia...
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INCREASED WETLAND PROTECTION IS NEEDED, SAY RESEARCHERS AND ADVOCATES
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 8/24/2006; 700+ words
; ...destruction of key coastal wetlands contributed to destructive...Semlitsch's interest in wetland protection stems from...amphibians that live in wetlands. He recently published...Wisconsin's worst wetland weed, reed canary grass...Efforts to protect wetlands often collide with developers...
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Wetlands Explained: Wetland Science, Policy, and Politics in America.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Journal of Environmental Education; 6/22/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Lewis, Jr., wrote Wetlands Explained to condense...what is known about wetland science and policy...understand. Throughout Wetlands Explained, Lewis...pertinent information on wetland policy with science...States regarding wetlands have changed from a national policy of wetland ...
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Wetland Diversity: The Limits of Generalization
Magazine article from: The Journal of Geography; 11/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...the diversity of wetland environments because different wetlands provide different...effort devoted to wetland education, preservation...restoration. Indeed, wetlands are now an important...attributed to wetlands. Moreover, successful wetland management depends...
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 "Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)")
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Wetland mysteriously filled in: 7.8-acre site is proposed home for new Wal-Mart.
Newspaper article from: Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA); 2/22/2006; 700+ words
; ...the property's wetland has, at times...determined there were no wetlands on the property...factor in determining wetland status, Merker said, adding, "wetlands can exist without...presence of another wetland on the east part...
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Wetlands Policy Seen Aiding Road Projects
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/17/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...have on wetlands. Protecting wetlands could double the $250 million...Fairfax doubled because of wetlands restoration. "If you do that...defining what constitutes a wetland. "It's very general so...obtain a permit to build through wetlands as long as the wetlands are...
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 "News-Sun, The (Waukegan, IL)")
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WETLANDS COLLEGE | DEVELOPMENT USES NATURAL APPROACH TO CONTROL WATER
Newspaper article from: News-Sun, The (Waukegan, IL); 3/6/1998; 700+ words
; ...at the Wadsworth Wetlands regenerated from...wildlife. "The wetland is self-designing...with large scale wetlands reclamation projects...John Kusler, a wetland author and educator, said wetlands "need to be looked...
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Wetlands Clean Water and May Control Neighborhood Flood Problems.
News Wire article from: Ascribe Higher Education News Service; 3/2/2005; 700+ words
; ...Constructed wetlands in planned communities...constructed ponds, or wetland cells, on a newly...into a constructed wetland, he said. As surface...the constructed wetlands, nutrients, suspended...for the use of the wetlands. Spence Restoration...Nursery provided the wetland plants and ...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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WETLANDS WORTHY OF OUR PROTECTION BY ROB STREETER.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 5/30/2004; 700+ words
; ...realize the crucial role that wetlands and other types of habitat...Ducks and geese require wetland areas to thrive. Waterfowl...refuge from predators in wetlands, and find much of their food in swamps and bogs. Wetlands nurture millions of plant...
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Wetlands
Book article from: Water: No Longer Taken For Granted
...200 million acres of wetlands existed in Alaska...acres. Hydrology and Wetland Formation Wetlands are distributed unevenly...in several different wetland situations. Part A in Figure 7.3 shows how wetlands do not always occupy...
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wetlands
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
wetlands low-lying ecosystem where the water...bogs , swamps , and marshes. Because wetlands have poor drainage, the area is characterized...an open-water habitat for wildlife. Wetlands help to regulate the water cycle, filter...
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wetland
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
wetland Ecosystem where the water table lies...the surface for much of the year. Wetlands include bogs, marshes, swamps and...There are both saltwater and freshwater wetlands. Coastal wetlands are said to contain a greater concentration...
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Peat Bogs
Book article from: Plant Sciences
...with groundwater. In many wetland areas, this leads to drying out of the wetland and development of a field...x2014; a self-contained wetland that grows up to and even...other countries. Like other wetlands throughout the world, bogs...
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Ethics and Professionalism
Book article from: Water:Science and Issues
...considered a professional. The Example of Wetland Preservation. The preservation of wetland systems is often in value conflict with economic...making. The water professional who supports wetland development may appear unethical. It is difficult...
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