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This article provides a brief introduction to the Hula wetland: a regionally significant wetland complex in the Middle East. The article describes the physical setting of the wetland and how it has been shaped by human intervention over long time-periods. The present biodiversity is briefly introduced along with a discussion of possible future threats.
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Payne, R. (2018). The Hula Wetland (Israel). In: Finlayson, C., Milton, G., Prentice, R., Davidson, N. (eds) The Wetland Book. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4001-3_146
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