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APES 11-4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| more than half | the U.S. has lost ________ of its coastal and inland wetlands |
| filters | wetlands serve as natural _______ |
| global warming | coastal wetlands in many parts of the world will be under water within our lifetime because of rising sea levels caused by ________ |
| 6 | only about __% of remaining U.S. inland wetlands are under federal protection |
| mitigation banking | allows the destruction of existing wetlands as long as an equal area of the same type of wetland is created or restored. |
| before | ecologists want new replacement wetlands to be created and evaluated ________ existing wetlands are to be destroyed |
| half | Due to being drained, diverted, paved over, ravaged by nutrient pollution from agriculture, and invaded by a number of plant species the Florida everglades are now less than _____ their original size |
| CERP | comprehensive everglades restoration plan; the world's largest ecological restoration project |