Wetlands

They are identified by the types of plants that grow in it. What is a Wetland? An area of land that is covered by water for at least part of the year. They are identified by the types of plants that grow in it.

Three Types of Wetlands Swamp – Most common plants are trees and shrubs Usually named by the dominant type of tree Maple Swamp Cyprus Swamp

Another name for a marsh is a 2. Marsh – Wetlands made up mostly of grasses They often form on floodplains of rivers or are the edge of some lakes Costal Marsh Another name for a marsh is a “wet meadow.”

Estuary

3. Bog – Formed from a depression in the land left over from a glacier No water feeds or drains into the bog The only source of water is moisture from rain Since no water drains, dead plants build up and sink to the bottom. This material is called peat and it creates a peat bog.

Wetland Animals

My OWN MARSH/Swamp

Ground water Saturated zone – region underground where pores in between the soil particles are filled with water. Water table -The upper limits of the saturated zone. Unsaturated zone – region underground where the pores in between the soil particles are filled with air and water.

Porosity – the measure of a rock’s ability to hold water Permeability – the measure of the water’s ability to flow though rock and sediment

Aquifer – area of permeable sediment or rock that holds significant amounts of water

Well – man make holes that are drilled down into an aquifer Springs – natural places where ground water breaks through the surface of the ground