Wetlands serve a number of important environmental functions. Location, soil type, surface and ground water movement determine which of the following functions a particular wetland may serve.

Part of the difficulty arises from the diversity of wetland types that exist around the world, from salt or brackish water coastal marshes and mangroves to inland freshwater swamps, peatlands ...

Wetlands are ecosystems, in which water is the primary factor controlling the environment and the associated plant and animal life. A broad definition of wetlands includes both freshwater and ...

A major global study using teabags as a measuring device shows warming temperatures may reduce the amount of carbon stored in ...

Environmentalists have opposed the project, arguing that the wetlands are environmentally ... the site from 150 years ago – as many as 200 types of plants before the land was plowed for crops.

Wetlands are areas of the land that are covered by water for most of the time. They can form naturally or be man-made. If I told you I was visiting a bog, you might be wondering why I look so ...

Louisiana and Texas rank 4th and 5th in the nation in terms of having the most wetlands. However, it’s estimated that half of ...

However, this is the first time teabags have been used for a large-scale, long-term study and the tea leaves have revealed which types of wetlands are leaking the most carbon. RMIT University's Dr ...