Function chart of wetlands:
hyrological, wildlife, plant life, art, atmospheric and biological
coastal salt marsh
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flood control
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fin fish
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salt & motion
tolerant
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movement
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clean air
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mechanism of salt extrusion
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prevent erosion
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shell fish
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persistent
roots
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scenery
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oxygen release
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energy absorption
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clean water
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waterfowl
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biomass
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grasses, seeds
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carbon dioxide sequestering
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filter run off
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shoreline buffer
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new species
being found
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hay
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feathers, shells, bones
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absorb heat and slowly release it
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DNA for future
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regulate temperatures
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noise abatement
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mangrove swamp
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flood control
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fin fish
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salt
tolerant
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motion
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clean air
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noise abatement
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prevent erosion
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shell fish
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special
roots
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feathers, shells, bones
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oxygen release
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energy absorption
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clean water
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waterfowl
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biomass
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scenery
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filter run off
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shoreline buffer
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build soil for land species
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wood
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wood, seeds
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carbon dioxide sequestering
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mechanism of salt exclusion
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regulate temperatures
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new species
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new species
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tourism
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absorb heat and slowly release it
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DNA for future
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coastal and inland fresh water wetlands
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flood control
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fin fish
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wild rice
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reeds
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nitrogen cycle
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sulfur cycle
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water storage
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shell fish
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cattails
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seeds
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clean air
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energy/biomass
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clean water
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game animals
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tuckahoe
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plants
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metabolize inorganics
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pharmaceutical
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prevent erosion
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fur bearers
(i.e.: mink, raccoon, beaver)
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unique garden
species
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seeds, grasses
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absorb heat and slowly release it
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noise abatement
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shoreline buffer
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waterfowl
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lumber
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feathers, shells, bones
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carbon dioxide sequestering
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DNA for future
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amphibians
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blue berries
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scenery
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enzyme harvest
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reptiles
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cranberries
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tourism
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bioremediation
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insects
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hay
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flowers
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nitrogen
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