To be considered a wetland, an area must have: hydrology that results in wet or flooded soils soils that are dominated by anaerobic processes, and biota, particularly rooted vascular plants ...

Alhough they cover only around 6 per cent of the Earth’s land surface, 40 per cent of all plant and animal species live or breed in wetlands. Wetland biodiversity matters for our health ...

The herbivores consume up to 25 percent of their body weight daily. They gnaw the roots and stems of wetland plants, depleting native vegetation which weakens the soil structure, accelerates erosion, ...