Blake+Millers+Wetlands+Biome

The Wet lands is a place that is almost a swamp it has many sea creatures and wild life such as snakes, frogs,birds, swans, fish,turtles, mudsnappers, crabs,insects, monkeys, beaver, ducks, crocodiles, orangutans and also it contains some plant life and abiotic things which include, lilys,mangroves, trees, mud, sand, leafs, trees and many others but the problem with the wetlands is that people are just littering and the mangroves have been catching them and this will make the salt water disolve the rubbish and pollute the beautiful wetlands also the wetlands contain many biotic and abiotic organisms and many habitats and ecosystems in which they live in. The pictures above show the wetlands and a few of the animals that in habit the wetlands. Some of the Abiotic factors of a wetland are Some of the biotic factors of a wetland are:
 * Mangroves
 * grass
 * lillys
 * mud
 * flowers
 * the salt water
 * Frogs
 * Birds
 * Turtles
 * Fish
 * Crabs
 * Monkeys
 * Crocodiles
 * Orangutans
 * Snakes
 * Ducks
 * Beavers
 * worms
 * insects

The wetlands contribute to our earth in many ways such as making places for certain animals to sleep and get what they need to survive and it also provides a home and shelter for these animals, also because the wetlands has mangroves and tall and thick plant living under the sea it provides shelter for fish and also the mangroves can also help out with cleaning up the oceans because the rubbish in the sea can sometimes stick to the mangroves which is good and bad because if the mangroves are checked regularly and that we always take the rubbish of and recycle it. But this is also bad because if we dont take the rubbish of the animals can eat it and can also die and it could decompose and pollute the wetland.

Wetlands cover 20% of the Amazon basin which means it contributes hugely to the ecosystem of the Amazon and the forms of life that live there and if the wetlands didnt exist then the Amazon may not be as beautiful as it is today.

Here is a studie on a few of the animals that live in the wetlands:

Crocidiles: Habitat:swamps and lakes and wetlands Prey: small and sometimes large animals such as rabbits, monkeys,lions, buffilo, tigers and other animals that live near the crocidiles habitat What eats them: nothing eats a crocidile but if the crocidile messes up its attack then the prey may turn into the preditor and kill the crocidile if it has a chance Bith: eggs Type of animal:Reptile Animal family: **Crocodylidae** Size: Crocidiles can grow up to 20 ft and can weigh up to 1.5 tonnes

Turtles: Habitat: rivers and lakes and many oceans around the world that have wamr temperatures Prey: small fish and bugs and sealife Type of animals: Reptile Brith: eggs Size: can grow up to at least 4ft long and can way between 500g-500+kg

Crabs: Habitat: Rivers, swamps and beaches and some tropical areas Prey: Crabs are omnivores so they have a diet of meat and plants/herbs Type of animal: Crustation Birth: Eggs Size: depending on what type of crab it is it will change in size but the largest crab ever recorded was 3.7m long

Snakes: Habitat: deserts, grasslands, seas, swamps, rainforests and almost every where in the world accept really cold or snowy places Prey: depending on how big the snake is it will attack different prey but they are carnivores but they normaly eat animals that are weaker then them. Type of animal: Reptile Birth: varieys in the different types of snakes Sizes: Largest species of snake is the anaconda and it can grow up to 30+ft

__Biomes related to the wetlands:__

 * There aren't many Ecosystems or habitats that relate to a weland accept swamps and mangrove gradens but apart from that you could consider small ecosystem under a rock or something that has mud, water and soe plants growing under it and a few animals and wildlife in it may be considered a wetland but not normaly

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