2. Types of Wetlands

5. How Wetlands Are Used: Building of: –Houses –Offices & Towers –Roads/Parking Lots –Golf Courses UrbanizationAgricultural Growth Farming Machinery Farming Machinery Fields of Crop Fields of Crop Cranberry & Blueberry Cranberry & Blueberry Building of Barns Building of Barns

6. Impacts On the Atmosphere: Transpiration rate decreases Impacts Climate Change Impacts Climate Change

7. With Development of Wetlands Impacts On the Biosphere: Disruption of Food Chain Change of habitat for animals Change of habitat for animals Less biodiversity Less biodiversity

8. Impacts On the Lithosphere: Wetland Existence: Retain excess nutrients Reduce sediments that may clog waterways Decrease of wetlands: Flooding chances Flooding chances Soil erosion Soil erosion

9. Impacts On the Hydrosphere: Less wetlands cause: –No natural sponge to absorb water Water contamination Water contamination –Water purification decreases Sea level rises Sea level rises

10. Solutions Preserving Wetlands= –Wildlife habitat secured –More parkland Restoration of Wetlands Restoration of Wetlands -Construct Wetlands to replace lost ones

11. 4000 hectares (10 X of Stanley Park) Many rare species reside here PNE proposed to be built here Burns Bog-Delta