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Managing Wetlands for Water Supply

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The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment emphasized that the provision of freshwater to humans is one of the most significant benefits derived from wetlands. Throughout the world, different types of wetlands play crucial roles in maintaining the supply of water to the majority of the world’s population.

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  1. RM Wetlands and Environment Ltd, SN7 8EQ, Littleworth, Oxfordshire, UK

    Robert J. McInnes

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  1. Robert J. McInnes
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW, Australia

    C. Max Finlayson

  2. International Water Security Network, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

    Mark Everard

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

    Kenneth Irvine

  4. RM Wetlands and Environment Ltd., Littleworth, Oxfordshire, UK

    Robert J. McInnes

  5. U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Lafayette, LA, USA

    Beth A. Middleton

  6. Aquatic Ecosystems Group, Department of Water Science and Engineering, UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands

    Anne A. van Dam

  7. Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW, Australia

    Nick C. Davidson

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McInnes, R. (2018). Managing Wetlands for Water Supply. In: Finlayson, C.M., et al. The Wetland Book. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9659-3_224

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