The impact of deforestation on the exchange of water vapor and carbon dioxide between the atmosphere and the terrestrial land surface is the biggest concern with regard to the climate system, said Daley. Changes in their atmospheric concentration will have a direct effect on climate. Deforestation has decreased global vapor flows from land by 4 percent, according to a study published by the National Academy of Sciences.
Florida Wetlands are defined as: those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface water or ground water at a frequency and a duration sufficient to support, and under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soils.
Wetlands-An area that contains unique types of soil. Home to plants adapted to the wet ... Amphibians, ducks, geese, swans, bitterns, and herons reproduce in wetlands ...arshes are shallow areas of standing. water which are high after storms and low. during droughts. They are rich with non-woody. plants such as cattails, sedges, and grasses. They can be permanently or seasonally wet. 10. Vernal Pools are temporary wetland areas. that dry up in the early summer.