If you were to walk through a Coastal Wetland, you would find many things. You would find areas with plants living under the salt water and around it. In tropical areas of this wetland, you would find about 55 different species of mangrove trees. Also, you would find lots of fish, shrimp, crabs and shellfish, and if you are lucky, you might catch a glimpse of a crocodile. You would see birds, such as pelicans and terns, who dive for fish. On land you would see pied oystercatchers, trying to open clams, mussels and shellfish. Ruddy turnstones move small shells and stones, while looking for hidden food.
If you were to walk through a Inland Wetland, you would also find many things. Floating atop the water you would see waterlilies and many toher plants. In the tropical areas you would see, papyruss growing and in temperate areas you would find many different species of sedge and reed plants. Cattails, wild rice and sawgrass are example sof these. In some swamps, there are large trees and shrubs. There are special types of moss found here such as sphagnum. Beavers, muskrats, geese, swamp rabbits and ducks all found in this area. Also in the water you would find eels, file snakes, alligators and crocodiles, as well as frogs. You might find birds and lizards too.
Information: "Ecosystems: Wetlands" by Greg Reid
Photo: http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/assets/images/Wetlands.jpg
If you would see all these different species of plants and animals, just by walking through a wetland. Imagine how many other species you could find hidden underground?
Wow, if you can find so many animals out in the open, there would be so many in the ground. There would be different bugs, lizards, maybe even frogs. When I think about looking through the soil too see what's in it, I think of more than a handful of different animals inside it.
ReplyDelete--Hannah M. Per10
I think there would be many different animals under the ground too. That's a lot of organisms!
ReplyDelete-Sam