3/3 8.4 Human Impacts on Wetlands and Mangroves

The Fight for Texas’ Prairie Wetlands, Houston Chronicle 12/18/15

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When wetlands are developed more and more into anthropogenic places, describe the consequences.

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Identify two ecosystem services that are provided by wetlands.

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Describe what kind of habitat wetlands provide.

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Explain what the Clean Water Act requires when wetlands are developed.

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What is the state of Texas currently doing to attack or help wetlands in development?

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Describe how the development of Texas prairie wetlands has affected Houston since the publishing of this article.

Impact of mangrove forests degradation on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning 9/5/18

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From introduction:
Explain what mangrove forests provide for terrestrial and marine organisms.

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From introduction:
Describe why mangrove forests store more carbon.

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From video above and picture below:

Explain what mangrove forests do to tides and storm surges.

Describe how they prevent erosion.

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From introduction:

Describe what is happening to mangrove forests

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From discussion:

Describe how stored carbon compares in the two types of mangrove forests (disturbed and undisturbed).

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The Fight for Texas’ Prairie Wetlands, Houston Chronicle 12/18/15

When wetlands are developed more and more into anthropogenic places, describe the consequences.

Identify two ecosystem services that are provided by wetlands.

Describe what kind of habitat wetlands provide.

Explain what the Clean Water Act requires when wetlands are developed.

What is the state of Texas currently doing to attack or help wetlands in development?

Describe how the development of Texas prairie wetlands has affected Houston since the publishing of this article.

Impact of mangrove forests degradation on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning 9/5/18

From introduction:
Explain what mangrove forests provide for terrestrial and marine organisms.

From introduction:

From introduction:
Describe why mangrove forests store more carbon.

From introduction:

From video above and picture below:

Explain what mangrove forests do to tides and storm surges.

Describe how they prevent erosion.

From video above and picture below:

From introduction:

Describe what is happening to mangrove forests

From introduction:

From discussion:

Describe how stored carbon compares in the two types of mangrove forests (disturbed and undisturbed).

From discussion:

From picture:

Describe FOUR of the threats to mangrove forests.

From picture:

3/3 8.4 Human Impacts on Wetlands and Mangroves

The Fight for Texas’ Prairie Wetlands, Houston Chronicle 12/18/15

When wetlands are developed more and more into anthropogenic places, describe the consequences.

Identify two ecosystem services that are provided by wetlands.

Describe what kind of habitat wetlands provide.

Explain what the Clean Water Act requires when wetlands are developed.

What is the state of Texas currently doing to attack or help wetlands in development?

Describe how the development of Texas prairie wetlands has affected Houston since the publishing of this article.

Impact of mangrove forests degradation on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning 9/5/18

From introduction: Explain what mangrove forests provide for terrestrial and marine organisms.

From introduction:

From introduction: Describe why mangrove forests store more carbon.

From introduction:

From video above and picture below: Explain what mangrove forests do to tides and storm surges. Describe how they prevent erosion.

From video above and picture below:

From introduction: Describe what is happening to mangrove forests

From introduction:

From discussion: Describe how stored carbon compares in the two types of mangrove forests (disturbed and undisturbed).

From discussion:

From picture: Describe FOUR of the threats to mangrove forests.

From picture:

From introduction:
Explain what mangrove forests provide for terrestrial and marine organisms.

From introduction:
Describe why mangrove forests store more carbon.

From video above and picture below:

Explain what mangrove forests do to tides and storm surges.

Describe how they prevent erosion.

From introduction:

Describe what is happening to mangrove forests

From discussion:

Describe how stored carbon compares in the two types of mangrove forests (disturbed and undisturbed).

From picture:

Describe FOUR of the threats to mangrove forests.