... that are caught commercially rely on wetlands to reproduce (Marshall, A. 1978, Pg. 45). Wetlands are critical to the fish industry, which continues to over farm the oceans. This is a problem obviously because there are more and more fish being caught and less places f or them to breed. This is also ... of wetlands or bogs (Encarta 2001: "Peat"). Peat is still mined today for its fuel uses, which is another cause of destruction to wetlands. So in short peat is both a protectors of the atmosphere and a useful fuel source, unfortunately wetlands are destroyed for it. Lets say for a moment...

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