Name:AphichatTonjaiDueDate:9/28/14

ArticleTitle:Wetlands
Author/Source:JonA.Kusler,WilliamJ.MitschandJosephS.Larson

PartA:
provideahabitataswellasspawninggroundsforanextraordinaryvarietyofcreatures
Sourcesoflucrativeharvestsofwildrice,furbearinganimals,fishandshellfish
WetlandsactasachemicalsinkforthegreenhousegasCO2.
Wetlandarerapidlydisappearing,somestateareextremelyclosetonothavingwetland.
Destructioncontinuetoday,butatreducedrate.
Estimatedthat6%ofalllandiscurrentlywetland.
Allsharetherecognitionthatwetlandsareshallowwatersystems,orareaswherewater
isnearoratagivenlocation.
Misunderstandinghasalsoledtoanywellintentionedproposalstostabilizewaterlevels
inwetlands.
Theecosystemareaccustomtodisasterlikehurricane.
Plantsandanimalsinthewetlandscandie,evenifitatemporarydryspell.
Risingandfallingwaterlevelinwetlandcontributetotheecosystem
Anddependonquantityandqualityofthewaterespeciallyinisolatedareas.
Wetlandsserveasreproductionandfeedingsiteforsomecreatures.
Issuebetweenwetlandsandhumandevelopment.Conservationvs.Development
TakeoutonesiteofwetlandsandrestoreanotherLegislativevsscientist
Certainlawsignorethesciencesbehindwetlands.
broaderlandusepoliciesincludingthemanagementofwatersuppliesandof
floodplains,stormwaterandpollution.Moreeffective
Riseandfallofwaterbybuildingdamtomaintainfluctuationcantbemaintain
Difficulttoprotectandrestore

PartB:
ThearticleWetlandstalkaboutthedisappearanceofwetlandandthedifficultyto
conserveit.Wetlandscanhavearangeofdefinitionthatareshallowwatersystems,orareas
wherewaterisnearoratagivenlocationandapplytomanydifferenttropiczone.Itexplainthe
destructionofwetlandduetohumandevelopmentandglobalclimatechange.Thewetlandact
asachemicalsinkforCO2andareaccustomtotheweatherinthearealikehurricanes.The
riseandfallingofwaterlevelinawetlandcontributetothelocalecosystem.Some
misunderstandingofthebasicbehindwetlandsleadtoplantomaintainthefluctuation,that
causedisruptionforthelocalecosystemsincetheriseandfallalsoserveasreproductionand
breedingforsomespecies.
Theclashbetweenconservationanddevelopmentandalsolegislativevs.scientist.
Peoplethatareplanningtousethelandonwetlandsbelievethatregulationareneededtotryand
preventanyunnecessarydamagetothewetland.Theywantedtobuiltoveronewetlandand
restorewetlandsinatanotherlocation.Itresultintheideatotaketheproposaloutofthescientist
andintothelegislative.HR1330passbylegislation,requirethathydricvegetationbepresentin
everywetlandandbeclassifiedbyacertaindeterminationofawetlandsvalueandfunction.The
lawfailedtounderstandthesciencebehindwetlandlikethehydricvegetationaremissingfrom
onetimeoranotherfrommostwetlandsitesandwouldbeusetodefineawetlandas
nonexistenceandabletobuilton.

PartC:
WhenIwasreadingthearticleIthoughtthatthebestthingstodoispassalegislationlawthat
wouldprotectthatcertainecosystem.Butitturnoutthatitrequiresciencestoactuallymakeit
effective.