OCS 4001 : OCS 4001 Test 1
15 Mar 2019
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Nutrients and: hydrologic flux and storage aquifer (groundwater) recharge to, wildlife habitat biodiversity. Here, wetlands serve as a stopover along the north american migratory path for birds. We lose the buffer capacity when berms are built along a as the port of new orleans. 5 of the biggest 15 ports in the us are located in la, as well as 19% of the waterborne commerce. while upland soils range between 1-6%. A hectare of wetland is worth 5-45 times greater as a carbon sink than equal area of an upland. Peat soils make up 5-7% of the land area of the world: research. Northeast: bogs peat accumulating wetland that has no significant, fens peat accumulating wetland which receives some drainage from surrounding mineral soil and supports marsh vegetation. It accumulates organic material, but not enough to be considered an o horizon. Usually very fertile and high in plant roots. matter.
