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RE: An Underrated Ecosystem; The Wetland
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
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)