ENVIRSC 1C03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Aquifer, Groundwater Recharge, Sponge
7 Dec 2017
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Often a factor of geography and is a limiting factor in many parts of the world. Areas where the land is saturated to a depth of a few cm for at least a few days per year. Slowly release the stored water during low flows. Also act as buffers from storms and high waves for coastal and inland areas. Highly productive - many nutrients and chemicals are cycled within wetlands ie. carbon cycle as they store organic carbon wetlands ie. carbon cycle as they store organic carbon ie. carbon cycle as they store organic carbon. Mostly used for irrigation and lost due to evaporation. Water that is removed from an aquifer or surface water body and not returned. Which does not remove or only temporarily removes water. Allows society to develop and flourish into the future without degrading various components of the hydrologic cycle or the ecological systems that depend on it.
