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Define Wetland
2 define wetland result is soils ...,
1 define wetland an ecosystem whe...,
3 define wetland the vegetation is 2
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How Flooding Leads To Unique Characteristics
In a mineral soil saturation caus...,
Wetland soils are often anaerobic...,
Characteristic odours are caused ...
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Adaptions To Oxygen Limitation
Some plants can build up pressure 0,
Vascular plants can bring oxygen ...,
The movement of oxygen to the roo...
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Adaptions To Nutrient Deficiency
By having evergreeness 0,
Plants may adapt by having 1,
High root biomass and deep rootin...
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Adaptions To Toxic Compounds
Compounds can be accumulated and ...,
Plants can develop a localised ae...,
Some plants can biochemically con...
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Effect Of Amount Of Water
Many surface waters lakes and oce...,
The level of the water table mark...,
Wetlands have anaerobic condition...
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Effect Of Water Flow Rate
Snowmelt or floodwater can provide 0,
Flowing water can allow oxygen to...,
Through flow and groundwater are 2
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Effect Of Water Quality
Precipitation has low levels of 0,
Flowing water can bring important...,
Through flow and groundwater flow...
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Peatlands
Requires significant organic matt...,
Significant amounts of partly 1,
Require restricted drainage 2
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Marshes
No deep accumulation of 0,
Dominated by 1,
Significant flow of subsurface wa...
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Swamps
Often flooded and are 0,
Wetland communities dominated by 1,
May be dominated by 2
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Vegetation Adaptions To Peatland
Sphagnum is well adapted it has a...,
Dominated by bryophytes plants th...,
High cec means hydrogen ions are ...
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Peatland Formation - Terrestrialization
Organic matter production comes f...,
Occurs when shallow lakes are gra...,
Plants such as reeds and mosses c...
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Peatland Formation - Paludification
Can form from a change in a river...,
Terrestrial vegetation is blanket...,
High water tables result in the r...
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Vegtation Adaptions To Marshes
Plants are exposed to the movemen...,
Plants must be able to tolerate 5 1,
Need to be able to sacrifice thei...
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Vegetation Adaptions To Swamps
May have structures that bring 0,
Swamp trees must be 1,
Swamp trees need physical 2
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Carbon Entry & Transport In Wetlands
The other half of the gpp is oxid...,
Photosynthesis by vegetation caus...,
The roots can release doc into bo...
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Pathways Of Microbial Respiration Of Organic Carbon
Fermentation of poc doc into simp...,
Aerobic respiration of poc doc 5 1,
Poc doc oxidation through reducti...
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Removal Of Carbon From Wetlands
In anaerobic soils methane produc...,
Most co2 diffuses from the 1,
In vascular wetland plants diffus...
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Carbon Accumulation
Npp dic doc poc highest to lowest 0,
Npp in swamps marshes is usually 1,
Swamps and marshes have a stronge...
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Environmental Factors Influencing Carbon Balance
Process aerobic respiration 0,
Process npp 1,
Process anaerobic respiration 2
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Importance Of Methane
If water table is far beneath the...,
Occurs when the water table is 1,
If the water table is close to th...
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Carbon Storage
The amount of carbon stored in we...,
Amount of carbon stored in wetlan...,
The rate at which carbon is store...
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