This blog was created by a group of students form the Environmental Club at Tidimane Middle School in Sandfontein. The aim was to raise awareness in the community about the wetlands, their impact as well how they can benefit the Sandfontein Community.
Tuesday, 6 March 2012
Types of wetlands
The following is a list of the types of wetlands:
Coastal Wetlands(first pic):
Found in the areas between land and open sea that are not influenced by rivers, shorelines and beaches
Shallow lakes and ponds:
These wetlands are areas of permanent or semi-permanent water with little flow. They include spring ponds and salt water lakes.
Bogs(second pic):
Bogs are waterlogged lands in old lake basins or depressions in the landscape. Almost all bogs are a result of rainfall.
Mashes and swamps(third pic):
Marshes form in depressions in the landscape as fringes around lakes and along slow flowing streams and rivers. Mashes are dominated by floating-leafed plants like water lilies.
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