Question

Restoration of Floodplains

What are the similarities and differences of forested and arid floodplain wetlands

what are conservation issues in floodplain wetlands

what contributes to biodiversity in floodplain wetlands

Answer 1

#Similarities between forested and arid floodplain wetlands are -

1) surface water do come from lakes , ponds , oceans , rivers etc.

2) soils of the wetlands are different from the dry land. They have hydric type of soils .

# Differences between forested and arid floodplain wetlands are -

Forested wetland -

1) forested wetlands are restricted to corridors and floodplains .

2) these wetlands influence the trees and do takes place on fertile soils .

3) in this type of wetlands , the soils are flooded and saturated . These are adapted to permit flooded conditions .

Floodplain wetland -

1) floodplains wetlands are formed due by the deposition of sediments by rivers .

2) this type of wetlands experiences flooding .

3) during the storms , the amount of water increases on the land surface , and it results in flooding .

# conservation issues in floodplain wetlands -

1) the first issue involves the use of technology tools which obtain the location of wetland and also tells all the data .

2) the second most issue is that the information is used on the distribution of plants and birds and the issues of the wetlands .

# contribution to biodiversity in floodplain wetlands

1) there are many contribution to biodiversity , as wetland helps in running of natural cycle involving water and other elements.

2) the plants and soil do act against climatic changes by the act of storing the Carbon .

3) they provides spawning area for fishes and other species like amphibians .