Compared to other ecosystems, wetlands have received an exceptional amount of attention. Wetlands are valuable as sources, sink and transformers of a multitude of chemical, biological and genetic materials. They stabilize water supplies, clean polluted waters, protect shorelines, and recharge groundwater aquifers. They have increasingly become recognized for their unique ecological functions in the environment and are the focus of increased research by scientists and study programs by schools, communities, and nature centers. On the other hand, the idea of using constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment has been encouraging because of their environmental friendliness and enhancement on landscape quality. Consequently, interest in wetlands extends from students in landscape architecture and.
