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.
Types of Wetlands. There are two main types of wetlands -- the coastal tidal wetlands and salt marshes, and inland freshwater wetlands and ponds. Coastal wetlands are along the coastlines of mid to high latitude areas worldwide, but they are most common along the Atlantic, Pacific, Alaskan and Gulf Coasts. Coastal wetlands form near estuaries, the area where a river meets the sea, and are prone to varying levels of salinity and water levels because of tidal action.