Wetlands are important ecosystems that provide a broad variety of habitats within a small area, including aquatic and terrestrial environments in which plants, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, fish and water bugs live.
As the vegetation at the Marrambidya Wetland continues to grow and develop over the years to come, it is hoped this beautiful space will become home to an increasing number of birds, animals and plants.
Flora
There are 3 main types of flora that can be found at the Marrambidya Wetland, terrestrial plants, aquatic plants and weed species. Plants that live in the water help clean the water that enters the wetland by taking up nutrients which they use for growth, and trapping sediment allowing clearer water to discharge into the river.
So effective are wetlands at filtering water, artificial wetlands are used in some areas to help treat storm water in urban environments.
