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RE: An Underrated Ecosystem; The Wetland

in #stemng • 7 years ago

Well articulated article, I must say. I studied botany, therefore environmentally biology is quite familiar to me. There are some few questions I would like to ask;
How are wetlands different from swamps?

Are the water in wetlands freshwaters or brackish/salt water?

About the species composition of plants in wetlands being grasses and mosses, I have a serious objection to that. Wetlands have diverse species of flood tolerant plants depending on the land use. You might want to check this again.

Thanks for sharing

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     7 years ago 

    Thanks so much for reading @gentleshaid. To answer your questions ;

    • A swamp is just a type of wetland; there are four types: Bog, Fen, Swamp and Marsh. Maybe I'll do another post on them

    • On the type of water found in wetlands, it depends on the source of water to the wetland.
      If the wetland is found around a freshwater body, it's most likely a freshwater wetland and if it's around a brackish water body, it'll be a blackish wetland.

    The source of water also determines the type of wetland it'll be (bog, fen, marsh or swamp)

    • I referred to moss and grass as being dominant in wetlands, there are definitely a whole lot of other plant species that can be found here
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