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Education Corner - Wetlands
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Wetlands are important areas of biodiversity, and they also provide immense services to humans, both as water recyclers and as producers of biomass and nutrients for the food chain.
In addition to their role as breeding grounds for fish, wetlands also provide people with a vast range of fertile grazing lands and staple food plants.
The increased food production of the past fifty years has led to important losses of wetland ecosystems. Wetlands are drained for cultivation, and threatened by agricultural pollution, through nitrogen, phosphorous, pesticides. The construction of dams, supporting irrigation development, destroy floodplains, the riparian habitat and species breeding ground.
For more information on wetlands visit Facts and Figures.
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 Ducks Unlimited - Educators
This site is dedicated to enabling educators to create engaging curriculum about wetland habitat and wetlands animals.
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Earth and Space Science for Kids - Learning about Wetlands
Website with several different resources and activities to teach all age groups about different kinds of wetlands found in many areas of the world. Includes activities such as how to draw a wetland, quizzes, riddle books, and information about what kinds of plants and animals call wetlands their home and why we have to protect our wetlands.
Language(s) English Age group all ages |
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