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Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
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

 
Pileated Woodpecker on a tree in the Catoctin forest.  

Did You Know?
Pileated Woodpeckers are the 2nd largest woodpecker in North America. Male has a red ‘moustache’ and the female has black. Lifespan in the wild can be 8-12 years. The pileated is the only member of the woodpecker family that drills an oval-shaped hole.

Last Updated: July 01, 2007 at 11:07 EST