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Wetlands
Abstract
- After commencing with a summary of the current status, importance and productivity of natural wetlands, the chapter reviews the contribution of wetland ecological functions to sustaining vital ecosystem services. Wetlands are vulnerable to a range of anthropogenic pressures, notably land use change, disruption to regional hydrological regimes as a result of abstraction and impoundment, pollution and excessive nutrient loading, the introduction of invasive species and overexploitation of biomass, plants and animals.
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Collections
- Miscellaneous themes [903]
Date
- 2013
Author
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Finlayson, M.
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Bunting, S.W.
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Beveridge, M.
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Tharme, R.E.
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Nguyen-Khoa, S.
AGROVOC Keywords
Type
- Book Chapter
Publisher
- CABI