What is a Wetland?
Definition: A place where there is more water then water
Five different kinds of Wetlands in NZ
- Lakes - Taupo
- Dune - Giant Sand Dunes (Cape Reinga)
- Bog - Kaipo Bog
- Swamp - Ashhurst - swamp
- Mangroves - Mangawhai
Common wetland plants in NZ
Name
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Image
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Purpose
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EG: Swamp weed
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Mangrove tree
|  | 1 To protect shorelines from natural disaster 2 They prevent erosion with their roots 3 They clean the water by keeping pollutants out |
Harakeke
|  | 1 They are used for medicine 2 They can be used as a laxative 3 They be woven into clothing |
Raupo / Bullrush
|  | 1 Used for water purifying 2 They are apart of wetlands 3 To stop floods getting into mines |
Toitoi
|  | 1 Used to make baskets and roof thatching 2 Seed heads can were used to stop bleeding 3 Its also used for curing diarrhoea |
Common animals, insects, birds you may find in a NZ wetland.
Name
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Image
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Food
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Duck
(rakiraki) |  |
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Frog
(poraka) |  | 1 Insects 2 Snakes 3 Mice |
Butterfly
(pepe mā) |  | 1 Nectar 2 Rotting fruit 3 Tree sap |
Grey Heron
(matuku moana) |  | 1 Fish 2 Small mammals 3 Birds |
Dragonfly
(uruururoroa) |  | 1 Mosquito larvae 2 worms 3 tiny fish |
Fish
(matira) |  | 1 Eggs 2 Krill 3 Ghost shrimp |
DEFINITION: AN ECOSYSTEM IS A LARGE COMMUNITY OF LIVING (PLANTS, ANIMALS AND MICROBES)AND NON-LIVING ORGANISMS (SUNLIGHT, WATER, SOIL, TEMPERATURE) IN A PARTICULAR AREA.
Food chain
Definition: a series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.
Create 4 food chains using NZ wetlands plants and animals . Use the food chain above as an example.
Food Webs
Definition: A food web is similar to a food chain but larger. A food web uses arrows to show the energy relationships among organisms. Food webs show how plants and animals are connected in many ways.
An example of a food web.
Create your own food web using:
Algae
Nymphs
Dragonfly
Tadpole
Raupo
Frog
Fish
Grey Heron
Flax
Tui
Wild cats
Algae
Nymph
Dragonfly
Tadpole
NZ Fish