What impact do humans have on wetlands?

Other human acitivities which can have lasting effects on wetland ecosystems include stream channelization, dam construction, discharge of industrial wastes and ... read more

Pollution of freshwater wetlands. Many wetlands, particularly those near cities, have been polluted by human activities. Waterways often carry toxic loads of nutrients, heavy metals, pesticides and contaminants from previous activities that involved sewage plants, chemical factories, refineries and industry. read more

to wetlands generally leads to human impacts on the natural systems. Human impacts are influences that humans have on the natural environment, and generally refer to negative effects of human actions. read more

We cause alterations to wetlands in as many ways are there are types of wetlands. Wetlands are filled in, dredged, ditched, dammed, polluted, created, destroyed, farmed, diverted, etc, etc. We import plants that invade them, then we import insect to eat the plants that we imported. We spray them with pesticides to kill mosquitoes. read more