Flora & Fauna
What do the terms "flora" and "fauna" mean?
Flora: plant life
Fauna: animal life
What is one of the ecosystem services
Pollution filtration, flood buffering, fish and wildlife habitat, nutrient cycling, economic products,
What is the definition of wetland restoration?
Process of restoring a degraded wetland to return to its natural functions.
What are the two artificial wetlands on campus?
Mirror Lake and Swan Lake
What is carbon sequesteration?
This process, in which wetlands store carbon in plant matter and soil, makes them highly valuable in climate mitigation.
What are the five main types of animals that exist within wetlands?
-Amphibians
-Birds
-Mammals
-Reptiles
-Fish
optional: small invertebrates
Dead organic matter and waste
Detritus
Name a restoration technique
Invasive species removal / native vegetation planting / monitoring and maintenance.
What are the three major goals of an artificial wetland?
Water quality improvement, flood reduction, and groundwater recharge.
This tall wetland plant produces long brown seed heads often called "cigars" or "corn dogs."
Name three roles that emergent plants play in wetlands
Answers: Shape structure of wetland, provide shelter, protect against erosion/stabilize soil, support nutrient cycling, improve water quality, food resource.
This human organ is most often compared to wetlands
Name two benefits that restored wetlands provide that benefit both people and wildlife
Improved water quality / flood control / increased biodiversity and habitat / recreational and/or economic benefits
80%
These wetlands are often found in this low-lying landscape position relative to rivers and lakes.
What are floodplains or depressions?
Name three roles that animals provide to wetland environments?
habitat engineering, food web support, nutrient cycling & decomposition, pest control, improve water quality, act as indicator species for habitat health.
General term for how wetlands are valued
Non-market valuation
What type and category of restoration work does Andres do?
Voluntary and Rehabilitation
Who came up with the sponge city idea?
Kongjian Yu
In Connecticut, what wetland restoration projects often use these features to absorb wave energy and prevent erosion?
Name one animal from each category of animal that exist within wetlands
(Name a type of bird, frog, mammal, reptile, and fish, or invertebrate)
Birds: great blue heron, piping plovers, egrets, sandpipers, cranes, storks, spoonbills, ducks, geese.
Frogs: Leopard frogs, spring peepers, wood frog, bullfrogs, green frogs, pickerel frogs.
Mammals: Beavers, muskrats, river otters (yes, we have them in ct), minks, meadow voles, moles.
Reptiles: Painted turtles, snapping turtles, garter snakes, eastern ribbon snake.
Fish + invertebrates: mosquito fish, chain pickerel, pumpkinseed sunfish, crayfish, damselflies, dragonflies.
Wetlands are called “natural _____” for their flood buffering abilities
“Natural sponges”
Why is restoring ecological integrity important to restoration?
Restoring ecological integrity restores its self sustaining characteristics before disturbance occurred.
What ancient civilization and city was an early example of an artificial wetland?
Tenochtitlan / Aztec
What is Josh's favorite invertebrate?
A horshoe crab.
I totally mentioned this in class guys don't gaslight me.