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takataapui · 3 days

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it is a beautiful day in the wetland and you are a horrible bittern is a game about causing mischief, finally dealing with those pesky humans, and oh, wait, what's this? ah, i see... dealing with the consequences of your actions.

play 'it is a beautiful day and you are a horrible bittern' here for pay what you want!

#solo rpg #indie rpg #indie ttrpg #wetlands #solo journaling rpg #solo journaling #my ttrpgs

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while-return-buy-respond · 16 hours

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#iphone wallpaper #sugar bowl #actor #remus lupin smut #EastEnders #lovely breasts #poetsandwriters #beomgyu #wetlands #CMBYN #norman reedus #balenciaga

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fly-during · 1 day

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#wetlands #CMBYN #norman reedus #scenecore #pantied #south korea #spring #Jeremy Sumpter #denki kaminari #cuddles

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under-want-region · 2 days

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#peyton list #tears of the kingdom #remus lupin smut #haircut #kat graham #camaro #bass #wetlands #CMBYN #madison ivy #norman reedus

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great-and-small · 6 days

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Girls will be like “oh I’m just running some quick errands” and then spend all day in the wetlands appreciating the unique flora and fauna

#wetlands

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reasonsforhope · 2 months

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"When considering the great victories of America’s conservationists, we tend to think of the sights and landscapes emblematic of the West, but there’s also a rich history of acknowledging the value of the wetlands of America’s south.

These include such vibrant ecosystems as the Everglades, the Great Dismal Swamp, the floodplains of the Congaree River, and “America’s Amazon” also known as the “Land Between the Rivers”—recently preserved forever thanks to generous donors and work by the Nature Conservancy (TNC).

With what the TNC described as an “unprecedented gift,” 8,000 acres of pristine wetlands where the Alabama and Tombigbee Rivers join, known as the Mobile Delta, were purchased for the purpose of conservation for $15 million. The owners chose to sell to TNC rather than to the timber industry which planned to log in the location.

“This is one of the most important conservation victories that we’ve ever been a part of,” said Mitch Reid, state director for The Nature Conservancy in Alabama.

The area is filled with oxbow lakes, creeks, and swamps alongside the rivers, and they’re home to so many species that it ranks as one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth, such that Reid often jokes that while it has rightfully earned the moniker “America’s Amazon” the Amazon should seriously consider using the moniker “South America’s Mobile.”

“This tract represents the largest remaining block of land that we can protect in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta. First and foremost, TNC is doing this work for our fellow Alabamians who rightly pride themselves on their relationship with the outdoors,” said Reid, who told Advance Local that it can connect with other protected lands to the north, in an area called the Red Hills.

“Conservation lands in the Delta positions it as an anchor in a corridor of protected lands stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to the Appalachian Mountains and has long been a priority in TNC’s ongoing efforts to establish resilient and connected landscapes across the region.”

At the moment, no management plan has been sketched out, but TNC believes it must allow the public to use it for recreation as much as possible.

The money for the purchase was provided by a government grant and a generous, anonymous donor, along with $5.2 million from the Holdfast Collective—the conservation funding body of Patagonia outfitters."

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Video via Mobile Bay National Estuary Program, August 7, 2020

Article via Good News Network, February 14, 2024

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life-on-our-planet · 8 months

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A fishing cat practices hunting with her kittens. BBC Earth

#fishing cat #bbc earth #wetlands #south asia #southeast asia #mammalia #carnivora #tw successful hunting

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dailybotany · 2 months

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Tag urself: wet 'n' wild wetland edition! (source)

#tag urself #im almost certainly wet meadow #wetlands

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sixpenceee · 1 year

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Haoyang Lake wetland park, China | source

#world #wetlands

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wtf-scientific-papers · 2 months

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Plain Language Summary Methane is a potent greenhouse gas and understanding what controls methane production from microbes to plant communities can improve our estimates of wetland fluxes and global methane budgets. We propose characterizing methane dynamics in herbaceous wetlands at the scale of plant patches as patches integrate multiple local properties, are generally discrete, and relatively easy to map and measure. To characterize common wetland patch types, we investigate patterns of dissolved methane, soil biogeochemistry, and plant properties in 4 vegetated (submerged vegetation, forb, grass, and sedge) and 1 unvegetated wetland patch types in a temperate, freshwater, herbaceous wetland.

Here's the (open access) paper: Sharp et al. (2024)

Submitter comment: "I'm crying laughing about this 'plain language' summary. It's like that one xckd comic [Ed.: link here]:

“‘wetland dynamics are second nature to us biogeochemists so it's easy to forget that the average person probably only knows fluxes, a few types of wetlands, and plant patches.’

“‘And forbs.’

“‘Of course.’”

#submission #biogeochemistry #ecology #wetlands

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lake-lady · 1 year

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orofeaiel · 11 days

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Misty Morning in Belfair

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takataapui · 25 days

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the bog eternal - a very swampy solo-journalling ttrpg by takataapui

A very swampy solo-journalling ttrpg about fighting against oppression with your inherent attributes. Will you win that fight, or will you be just another statistic of bogs that have been drained. Don't read into this. It definitely isn't an allegory for anything. It's just a game about a bog. A bog that is being harmed by forces outside it's control, by oppressive systems, by people doing and perpetuating harm against you and other bogs like you. Listen, stop reading into it. It's just a game about using your inherent traits to fight back against those previously mentioned forces. Aka humans. Humans are the worst. Like I said, nothing beneath the surface here. You'll need a d4, a d6, and something to record your battles. Save the bogs. Donate to and/or volunteer for your local wetland trust. Some options provided.

less than 24 hours later, I'm back with another boggy ttrpg to secure my place as the weird little bog ttrpg boy.

#indie ttrpg #solo journalling ttrpg #swamps #wetlands #baby's second ttrpg doesn't sound as good unfortunately #bog tag #my ttrpgs

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typhlonectes · 1 year

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TYPES OF WETLANDS:

Did you know there are different kinds of wetlands? In addition to the tidal salt marshes you might think of, there are also swamps, bogs, fens, and freshwater marshes! Types of wetlands: Marshes Marshes are defined as wetlands frequently or continually inundated with water, characterized by emergent soft-stemmed vegetation adapted to saturated soil conditions. There are tidal salt marshes or freshwater marshes. Swamps A swamp is any wetland dominated by woody plants. Bogs Bogs are characterized by spongy peat deposits, acidic waters and a floor covered by a thick carpet of sphagnum moss. Fens Fens are peat-forming wetlands that receive nutrients from sources other than precipitation: usually from upslope sources through drainage from surrounding mineral soils and from groundwater movement. Fens differ from bogs because they are less acidic and have higher nutrient levels.

Learn more about wetlands:

https://www.epa.gov/wetlands/classification-and-types-wetlands

#wetlands #aquatic #ecology #wetland ecology #nature #science #north america #plants #biology #environment

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riverwindphotography · 7 months

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Sunlit Wetlands, Cathedral Cliff area, Beartooth Plateau, Wyoming

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#riverwind gifs #autumn #forest #wetlands #nature

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uncharismatic-fauna · 8 months

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The Stupendous Alligator Snapping Turtle

Alligator snapping turtles (Macrochelys temminkii) are one of three recognised species of snapping turtle, all of which are found in North America. This particular species is found in the southeastern United States and the Mississippi Basin in particular. Macrochelys temminkii prefers deep freshwater, and is especially common in deep rivers, wetlands, and lakes.

The alligator snapping turtle is the largest freshwater turtle in North America, and is one of the heaviest in the world. Most individuals weigh between 70-80 kg (154-176 lbs), and are about 79-101 cm (31-39 in) long. However, the largest verified indiviual weighed over 113 kg (249 lb), and many others have been recorded in excess of 100 kg. The species is easily identifiable by its large, boxy head and thick shell with three rows of raised spikes. Typical alligator snapping urtles are solid black, brown, or olive green, though the shells of many older individuals can be covered in green algae.

M. temminkii is famous for its strong bite, which is most often utilised when feeding. The turtle's tongue resembles a worm, and at night individuals lie on the bottom of the river or lake bed with their mouths open. Fish are enticed by the bait-tongue, and when they get close enough the alligator snapping turtle's mouth clamps down around them. In addition to fish, this species may also feed on amphibians, invertebrates, small mammals, water birds, other turtles, and even juvenile alligators where their territories overlap. The alligator snapping turtle's relies on ambush techniques, and so hunters can remain submerged for up to 40 minutes. In some cases, individuals can also 'taste' the water to detect neaby mud and musk turtles. Because of this species' thick shell and ferocious bite, adults have few predators, but eggs and hatchlings may fall prey to raccoons, predatory fish, and large birds.

This species spends most of its time in the water, only emerging to nest or find a new home if their current habitat becomes unsuitable. Mating occurs between Februrary and May, starting later in the northern regions of the species' range. Males and females seek each other out, but generally don't travel great distances. About two months after mating, females dig a nest near a body of water and deposit between 10-50 eggs. Incubation takes up to 140 days, and the average temperature of the nest determines the sex of the hatchings; the hotter it is, the more males are produced. In the fall, hatchings emerge and are left to fend for themselves. Sexual maturity is reached at between 11 and 13 years of age, and individuals can live as old as 45 years in the wild.

Conservation status: The alligator snapping turtle is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN. The species is threatened by overharvesting for meat and for the pet trade, and by habitat destruction.

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#alligator snapping turtle #Testudines #Chelydridae #snapping turtles #freshwater turtles #reptiles #freshwater fauna #freshwater reptiles #lakes #lake reptiles #wetlands #wetland reptiles #rivers #river reptiles #north america #southern north america #animal facts #biology #zoology

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