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Wetland Types and Distribution

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Wetlands have been defined by referring to particular features of the vegetation, the water quality, water regimes, soils, and landform features, and the presence of particular fauna. This is reflected in the large number of terms in use to describe wetlands. While many maps and estimates have been produced we still lack adequate information about the extent and distribution of many wetlands. Further wetland inventory is required to describe and map wetlands in many parts of the world. The Ramsar Convention has supported such initiatives and encouraged the adoption of comparable methods.

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  1. Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Box 789, 2640, Albury, NSW, Australia

    C. Max Finlayson

  2. Institute for Water Education UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands

    C. Max Finlayson

  3. Department of Natural Resources, 136 Exhibition St., B4N 4E5, Kentville, NS, Canada

    G. Randy Milton

  4. Nature Management Services, 24 Merton Road, Cambridge, CB24 9JW, UK

    R. Crawford Prentice

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Finlayson, C.M., Milton, G.R., Prentice, R.C. (2016). Wetland Types and Distribution. In: Finlayson, C., Milton, G., Prentice, R., Davidson, N. (eds) The Wetland Book. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6173-5_186-1

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