Function Charts

Function chart of wetlands:

hyrological, wildlife, plant life, art, atmospheric and biological

coastal salt marsh

flood control	fin fish	salt &            motion tolerant	movement	clean air	mechanism of salt extrusion
prevent erosion	shell fish	persistent roots	scenery	oxygen release	energy absorption
clean water	waterfowl	biomass	grasses, seeds	carbon dioxide sequestering	filter run off
shoreline buffer	new species being found	hay	feathers, shells, bones	absorb heat and slowly release it	DNA for future
regulate temperatures					noise abatement

mangrove swamp

flood control	fin fish	salt                tolerant	motion	clean air	noise abatement
prevent erosion	shell fish	special  roots	feathers, shells, bones	oxygen release	energy absorption
clean water	waterfowl	biomass	scenery		filter run off
shoreline buffer	build soil for land species	wood	wood, seeds	carbon dioxide sequestering	mechanism of salt exclusion
regulate temperatures	new species	new species	tourism	absorb heat and slowly release it	DNA for future

coastal and inland fresh water wetlands

flood control	fin fish	wild rice	reeds	nitrogen cycle	sulfur cycle
water storage	shell fish	cattails	seeds	clean air	energy/biomass
clean water	game animals	tuckahoe	plants	metabolize inorganics	pharmaceutical
prevent erosion	fur bearers (i.e.: mink, raccoon, beaver)	unique         garden species	seeds,  grasses	absorb heat and slowly release it	noise abatement
shoreline buffer	waterfowl	lumber	feathers, shells, bones	carbon dioxide sequestering	DNA for future
	amphibians	blue berries	scenery		enzyme harvest
	reptiles	cranberries	tourism		bioremediation
	insects	hay	flowers		nitrogen

 

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