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Choices in Monitoring Wetlands

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Wetlands pose unusual challenges for monitoring programs. The enormous spatial and temporal variability that is typical of wetlands requires that large numbers of samples be collected if the wetland community is to be properly characterized. However, access problems severely limit the ability to easily sample wetlands.

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    Paul R. Adamus

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    V. Janet McDonald

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Adamus, P.R. (1992). Choices in Monitoring Wetlands. In: McKenzie, D.H., Hyatt, D.E., McDonald, V.J. (eds) Ecological Indicators. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4659-7_32

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