Wetland Project

By: Brandon S.

Andrew L.

The importance of wetlandsThe importance of wetlands

Wetlands are a very important part of Wetlands are a very important part of animal life because the marshes animal life because the marshes serve as a nursery to young animals. serve as a nursery to young animals.

SwampSwamp

Found in low-lying areas.Found in low-lying areas. Swamps have many types of grasses.Swamps have many types of grasses. Most swamps are partly flooded for part of the Most swamps are partly flooded for part of the

year.year. Plants such as orchids, may hang from tree Plants such as orchids, may hang from tree

branches. branches. Water lilies and other plants grow in standing Water lilies and other plants grow in standing

water. water.

Water Quality

The water quality needs to be good enough for all the aquatic life to stay and be healthy because if all fish die out then the water will get even worse because plankton cleans the water and drinking bad water could cause more work for us to filter before we are able to drink.

Turbidity

The turbidity affects the plants to get sunlight which animals can’t get food.

To test turbidity you can put something in the ocean and see if you can see it clearly or not.

PH

The PH affects water quality by what animals and plants can live there

You take a sample of water and put a ph tester in the sample. You wait for the paper color to change until your results come at.

Sediment Size

The sediment size determines what animals grow then and what plants grow

Take a hand full of sediment and look at it through a magnifying glass. Then see what it is on a chart

Water Temperature

Water will layer itself by tem. This does not let the water mix which changes aquatic life and where it lives

You can test this by putting a thermometer in different depths of water and see how the temperature changes