What are the main environmental impacts associated with wetland drainage?

      

What are the main environmental impacts associated with wetland drainage?

  

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Jim
-Organic matter accumulation exceeded its decomposition.
-Nutrient stability.
-Changes in Vegetation and Microorganisms.
-Nutrients contained within organic matter are released.
-Produce major changes in soil physical, chemical, and biological properties.
-Most chemical processes then increase in rate, including oxygen diffusion into soil and changes in redox chemistry.
jim items answered the question on February 7, 2019 at 13:35


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