Assertion: wetland | /r/CapableOf | serve as sink
Facets:
value: for inorganic nutrients
type: PURPOSE
value: for atmospheric carbon
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: In addition, wetlands can affect the export of organic materials and serve as a sink for inorganic nutrients and atmospheric carbon .
text: For instance, wetlands also mitigate floods, protect coastal areas from storms, improve water quality, recharge groundwater aquifers, serve as sinks, sources, or transformers of materials, and produce food and goods for human use.