Wetlands PROTECT Water Quality:
Trapping Sediments & Retaining Excess Nutrients/Pollutants
- Sediments/Nutrients/Chemicals - from "Runoffs"
- Can cause Algae Bloom
CSS Biodiversity:
"Wetlands provide the food chain with a remarkable amount of support because they offer an abundant supply of food and water and a wide variety of ecological niches."
- (The Green Lane)
Corkscrew is home to over 149 Species.
http://www.corkscrew.audubon.org/Wildlife/WildlifeChecklist.pdf
Mirco-Organisms - Plants
http://www.corkscrew.audubon.org/Wildlife/OrchidList.pdf
Checklists above for the two categories.
Preserving the Watershed from:
- Floods
- Droughts
- Runoffs
References:
- http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/wetlands/functions.html
- http://www.qc.ec.gc.ca/faune/atlasterreshumides/html/role_e.html
Pictures taken at Corkscrew
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