Degraded Wetland

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-007537",
  "term": "Degraded Wetland",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "When a wetland functions properly, it provides water quality protection, fish and wildlife habitat, natural floodwater storage, and reduction in the erosive potential of surface water. A degraded wetland is less able to effectively perform these functions. For this reason, wetland degradation is as big a problem as outright wetland loss, though often more difficult to identify and quantify.,",
  "references": [
    "EPA Threats to Wetlands at http://water.epa.gov/type/wetlands/outreach/upload/threats_pr.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/degraded-wetland/"
}