SCIENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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Question
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Rangeland
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Forest land
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Park land
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Wetlands, mountains, and deserts
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Detailed explanation-1: -Common names for wetlands include marshes, estuaries, mangroves, mudflats, mires, ponds, fens, swamps, deltas, coral reefs, billabongs, lagoons, shallow seas, bogs, lakes, and floodplains, to name just a few!
Detailed explanation-2: -Human activities threaten wetlands in several different ways. Stressors to wetlands can be chemical (e.g., toxic chemicals), physical (e.g., sedimentation), or biological (e.g., non-native species). Hydrologic alterations can significantly alter the soil chemistry and plant and animal communities.
Detailed explanation-3: -Thus, Rajsamand Lake is not listed as a wetland in Ramsar Convention.
Detailed explanation-4: -Wetlands can be tidal (inundated by tides) or non-tidal. The water in wetlands is either freshwater, brackish, or saltwater. There are four main kinds of wetlands – marsh, swamp, bog, and fen (bogs and fens being types of peatlands or mires).