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Ecological State Of Reddam House Wetland Essay

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BIOLOGY PROJECT Ecological State of Reddam House Wetland Daanyaal Abdool Grade 12 Mr. Smee Introduction: Wetlands play a major role in the ecosystem as the provides habitats for animals as well as purify water and our wetland at Reddam House acts as a purification for water that passes it as well as a habitat for many birds and insects. Within this task we were required to determine the ecological state of the Reddam House wetland, which I presume is at a good standard. I decided to test the ecological status of the wetland by gathering samples from the wetland and testing it for various aspects in the water and the plants that are found within the area. Literature review: http://www.environmental+science+.org/bird-environmental-indicators (Refer to appendix 1 for article) In this article it speaks about many different types of indicators that one could see in order to determine the ecological state of the wetland by my factors such as the biodiversity, pollution levels, the fauna and flora in the wetland. This relates to our wetland as we have a large biodiversity in our wetland with little pollution as well as plants such as reeds growing which indicate a healthy wetland. We also occasionally see a large variety of birds in our wetland therefore another indicator that our wetland is healthy. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-are-wetlands-so-important-to-preserve/ (Refer to appendix 2 for article) This article touches on the importance of

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