PLAN341 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Water Balance, Geomorphology, Sig Sauer P220
27 May 2016
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Lecture 15: wetlands and land use planning ch14 and 21. Hector charlesworth thinks wetlands are irrelevant, which is not the case. 28% of canada is peat, good part of economy. Opportunities for plants to take up nutrients. Hydrophilic vegetation: presence of water at the surface or in the rooting zone, unique soil conditions, vegetation adapted or tolerant of wet conditions (or the absence of flood intolerant species) Patterns of inflow and outflow influence internal water levels. Understanding hydrologic regime essential to understanding and managing wetlands. Plant productivity and animal life adjust to water levels. Northern canada, russia, amazon, india, china, africa. Most in upper parts of the globe. Boreal boreal forest and water ponds up in areas. As wetlands are products of the interaction of various environmental factors, they usually develop different characteristics that can be used to group them into classes. Classes - natural features reflecting genetic origin and nature of the environment (bog, fen, swamp, marsh, shallow water)
