Threats to this Biome
Some threats to this biome is sand and gravel extraction causing changes in the water level and access for weeds or damaging the existing vegetation. Another one is the reclamation of lake and river margins, lagoons, and estuaries and draining of farm swamps, reducing wetland areas. excess run-off of sediment and nutrients which can pollute the wetland. Stock grazing in surrounding catchments and wetlands themselves. This damages vegetation, and decreases soil stability and contributes to pollution. Loss of natural character the natural appearance of the wetlands in the landscape. careless recreation practices including misuse of jet skiing, hunting, kayaking, powerboating and white baiting. Carelessness disturbs plant and animal life and may destroy parts of the physical wetlands appearence.
Human Benefits
Some benefits that humans get from Freshwater Wetlands is they could build dens to slow down water flow. Also it will stop the threat of pollution in the water. Wetlands act as a filter for the waters of our lakes, rivers, and streams. The vegetation found in Wetlands remove phosphates and the other plants nutrients from the surrounding soil. This reduces the growth of aquatic weeds and algae, which can choke a waterway by stealing the oxygen the plants and the animals need to survive.
The slideshow below is some of the animals i found in the Freshwater Wetlands. Some of them are the American Alligator scientific name is Mississipiensis and it is 5.5 meters or 18 feet and it is located in southern United States. Another animal is the American Bittern scientific name is Botaurus Lentiginosus and it is 66 centimeters of 26 inches and it is located in North America. Another animal is the Boat Billed Heron the scientific name is Cochlearius and it is 45-50 centimeters or 15 inches and it is located in mexico to peru to brazil. Another is the Black Winged Stilt the scientific name is Himantopus and it is located in Southern and Eastern Europe. Another animal is Cape Lopez Lyretail the scientific name is Aphyosemion Anstrale and it is 6 centimeters of 2 and one fourth inches. A real common one is the common snipe the scientific name is Gallinago and it is 25.5 centimeters or 10 inches and it is located in a lot of places like Canada, North United States, Europe, Asia, In the winter it is located in Central and South America, Africa, India, and Indonesia. Another animal is the Dwarf Siren the scientific name is Pseudobranchus Striatus and it is 10 to 25 centimeters or 4 to 9 inches and it mostly located in Florida. Another animal is the Gold Spiny Reed Frog the scientific name is Afrixales Brohyenemis and it is located in South America. Another animal is the Siamese Fighting fish the scientific name is Betta Splendes and it is 6 centimeters or 2 and one fourth inches and it is located in Thailand. One last animal I found was the South America Lungfish the scientf name is Lepidosiren Lungfish and it is 1.2 meters or 4 feet and it is located in Central and Southern America. That is some of the animals that live in the Freshwater Wetlands.
The picture that you see is a food web from a Freshwater Wetlands. As you can see in the food web it all starts with the sun which is a producer then it goes to plants which is a producer and a primary. Then it goes to the crab which is a producer and a primary. Then the raccoon eats the crab and makes the raccoon a primary. Then the shrimp feeds off the grass which makes it a primary and a producer. Then the fish eats the shrimp which makes the fish a producer and a primary. Then the alligator and the human and the eagle feeds off the fish which makes them all primary. then the possum feeds off the grass which makes it a producer and primary and then the eagle eats the possum which still just makes the eagle a primary.
A Archaebacteria in a Freshwater Wetlands is called Bacillus. Some facts about the Bacillus is it is a rod shaped bacteria. Also it is located in any Freshwater Wetlands anywhere in the world where there is a Freshwater Wetlands.
A fungi in the Freshwater wetlands is Sapolengia. Some facts about the Sapolengia is it is mostly located in Australia and the eastern coast of Asia. Also it is considered to be a mold of Freshwater Wetlands. They feed on waste from fish or dead cells. The picture is a picture of the Sapolengia.
This is A Testate Amoeba it is a protist in the Freshwater Wetlands. I am about to tell you a little more about it. They are commonly found in Soil, leaf litter, beat bogs, and freshwater.
Plants in A Freshwater Wetlands
Different plants in a Freshwater wetlands is Bald Cypress and the scientific name is Taxodium Distichium. The black Mangrove and the scientific name avicennia Germinans. The Buck thorn and the scientific name Sideroxylon Celastrinum. The Coastal Plain Willow and the scientific name Salix Corolininiana. The Pop Ash and the scientific name is Fraxinus Acerkeerum. The swamp Bay Persea Palustris. Now last we got the Sweetbay Magnolia and the scientific name is Viginiana. As you see Freshwwater wetlands have many different kinds of plants. Below we have a slideshow of the different kinds of plants in a Freshwater Wetlands.
Location of Freshwater wetlands are located in all continents except Antarctica. Sundarbans in India is 22 degrees North and 89 degrees east. Everglades swamp Florida is 26 degrees North and 81 Degrees west. As you see Freshwater wetlands are located al over planet earth. This picture is a picture of the Freshwater wetlands in Florida.
The average climate in the freshwater wetlands during the summer is is about 79 degrees Fahrenheit and can reach up to 122 degrees . In the winter the average climate is 22 degrees celsius and can be as low as 2 degrees celsius. The average rainfall in the summer in a Freshwater Wetlands is 59 inches or 150 centimeters. During the winter the average rainfall in a Freshwater Wetlands can be 200 inches or 500 centimeters.
Fresh water wetlands are found all over the world in lowland areas or along rivers, lakes, and streams.