Question

What roles do coastal wetlands play?

Answer 1

Coastal wetlands include saltwater and fresh water wetlands located within coastal water sheds.

Explanation:

Important role of coastal wetlands include -

1) providing protection from flooding due to sea level rise and storms.

2) they prevent coastline erosion due to their ability to absorb the energy created by ocean currents, which would otherwise degrade a shoreline and associated development.

3) they provide habitat for many threatened and endangered species.

4) several varieties of commercial fish and shellfish species rely on coastal wetlands.

5) wetlands filter chemicals and sediments out of water before it is discharged into the ocean.

6) coastal wetlands ecosystems can sequester and store large amounts of carbon due to their rapid growth rates and slow decomposition rates.