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Page 1 Wetlands First Reports by Shirley W. Gray Content Adviser: Terrence E. Young Jr., M.Ed., M.L.S., Jefferson Parish (La.) Public Schools Reading Adviser: Dr. Linda D. Labbo, Department of Reading Education, College of Education, The University of Georgia

Page 2 Compass Point Books 3722 West 50th Street, #115 Minneapolis, MN 55410 Visit Compass Point Books on the Internet at www.compasspointbooks.com or e-mail your request to custserv@compasspointbooks.com Photographs : Stan Osolinski/FPG International, cover; Mary Clay/Colephoto, 4; Photri-Microstock, 5; Ryan C. Taylor/Tom Stack and Associates, 6; Robert McCaw, 7; Visuals Unlimited/H.A. Miller, 8; Index Stock Imagery, 9; Gary Milburn/Tom Stack and Associates, 10; Root Resources/Kohout Productions, 11; Visuals Unlimited/Carol and Don Spencer, 12; Visuals Unlimited/Wally Eberhart, 13; Robert McCaw, 14; Ryan C. Taylor/Tom Stack and Associates, 15; International Stock/Mary McCulley, 16; Visuals Unlimited/Kirtley-Perkins, 17; David Young/Tom Stack and Associates, 18; Root Resources/John Kohout, 19; Root Resources/Mary A. Root, 20; Robert McCaw, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25; Unicorn Stock Photos/Bernard Hehl, 26; Brian Parker/Tom Stack and Associates, 27; Joe McDonald/Tom Stack and Associates, 28, 30; Robert McCaw, 31; Index Stock Imagery, 32; Robert McCaw, 33; Visuals Unlimited/William J. Weber, 34; Visuals Unlimited/John D. Cunningham, 35; Mark Stack/Tom Stack and Associates, 36; Root Resources/Jim Nachel, 37; John Flower/Colephoto, 38; David and Tess Young/Tom Stack and Associates, 39; Photri-Microstock/Jeff Greenberg, 40; North Wind Picture Archives, 41; Root Resources/Pat Wadecki, 42; Keith J. Whittington/Colephoto, 43. Editors: E. Russell Primm and Emily J. Dolbear Photo Researcher: Svetlana Zhurkina Photo Selector: Dawn Friedman Design: Bradfordesign, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gray, Shirley W. Wetlands / by Shirley W. Gray. p. cm. (First reports) Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: Examines swamps, marshes, and other kinds of wetlands, plants and animals that live there, and threats to the biome. ISBN 0-7565-0025-7 (hardcover: lib. bdg.) 1. Wetland ecologyJuvenile literature. 2. WetlandsJuvenile literature. [1. Wetland ecology. 2. Ecology. 3. Wetlands.] I. Title. II. Series. QH541.5.M3 G73 2000 577.68dc21 00-008536 2001 by Compass Point Books All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher. The publisher takes no responsibility for the use of any of the materials or methods described in this book, nor for the products thereof. Printed in the United States of America.

Page 3 Table of Contents What Is a Wetland? 4 A Look at Bogs 8 Marshes and Swamps 12 Why Are Wetlands Important? 17 Wetland Birds 20 Amphibians and Reptiles 23 Wetland Mammals 30 The Florida Everglades 34 The Future of Wetlands 41 Glossary 44 Did You Know? 45 At a Glance 46 Want to Know More? 47 Index 48

Page 4 What Is a Wetland? A wetland is any area of land that is underwater for at least part of the year. Water is always at or near the surface of the ground in a wetland. A kind of wetland called a marsh, in Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Idaho

Page 5 A large wetland in Northern Territory, Australia Some wetlands are huge, but others are only about the size of a room in your house. Wetlands are often found near lakes, ponds, rivers, and the ocean.

Page 6 A saltwater marsh in Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland The water in a wetland may also come from rain or melting snow. The water in some wetlands comes from deep under the ground.

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