Sentence examples for many wetlands from inspiring English sources

Natural sources of methane include many wetlands, methane-oxidizing bacteria that feed on organic material consumed by termites, volcanoes, seepage vents of the seafloor in regions rich with organic sediment, and methane hydrates trapped along the continental shelves of the oceans and in polar permafrost.

In his opinion, Antonin Scalia used a dictionary definition of navigable waters that environmentalists say would remove many wetlands from the protection they currently enjoy.

Many wetlands have been protected by the Clean Water Act, which requires landowners to get a permit if they want to fill or otherwise harm them.

The 4th Circuit found that the Corps was claiming "sweeping and constitutionally troubling" jurisdiction over many wetlands that "have nothing to do with navigable or interstate waters".

Many wetlands in temperate latitudes have been transformed to anthropogenic landscapes, making it difficult to investigate their natural/historic carbon balance.

Wetland plants frequently experience drought events due to large water level fluctuations; drought might present a greater limitation to plant survival than flooding in many wetlands.

Large stands of sedges are also critical as cover for many wetland animals.

The country club was built toward the end of the 1930's, and to make the golf course they filled in many wetland areas.

Decreased upward seepage also adversely affected species diversity in many wetland ecosystems (Van Wirdum 1991; Runhaar 1999).

Germination of many wetland species is influenced by salinity, temperature and light at the surface (Ekstam et al. 1999).

Herbivory and flooding influence plant species composition and diversity in many wetland ecosystems.