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" The world's largest wetlands : "
edited by Lauchlan H. Fraser, Paul A. Keddy.
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967187
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b721557
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The world's largest wetlands : : ecology and conservation /\ edited by Lauchlan H. Fraser, Paul A. Keddy.
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Cambridge ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2005.
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1 online resource (x, 488 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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0511113862
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052183404X
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9780521834049
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction: big is beautiful / P.A. Keddy, L.H. Fraser -- The West Siberian lowland / A.I. Solomeshch -- The Amazon River basin / W.J. Junk, M.T.F. Piedade -- The Hudson Bay lowland / K.F. Abraham, C.J. Keddy -- The Congo River basin / D. Campbell -- The Mackenzie River basin / D.H. Vitt, L.A. Halsey, B.J. Nicholson -- The Pantanal / C.J.R. Alho -- The Mississippi River alluvial plain / G.P. Shaffer, J.G. Gosselink, S.S. Hoeppner -- The Lake Chad basin / J. Lemoalle -- The River Nile basin / I. Springuel, O. Ali -- The prairie potholes of North America / A.G. van der Valk -- The Magellanic moorland / M.T.K. Arroyo, M. Mihoc, P. Pliscoff, M. Arroyo-Kalin -- The future of large wetlands: a global perspective / L.H. Fraser, P.A. Keddy.
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| Abstract
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This volume presents the views of leading experts on each of the world's largest wetland systems. This international team of authors share their understanding of the ecological dynamics of large wetlands and their significance, and emphasise their need of conservation.
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Wetland conservation.
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Wetland ecology.
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Wetlands.
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Écologie des zones humides.
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Zones humides-- Conservation.
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Zones humides.
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NATURE-- Ecology.
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NATURE-- Ecosystems Habitats-- Wilderness.
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SCIENCE-- Environmental Science.
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SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Ecology.
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Wetland conservation.
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Wetland ecology.
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Wetlands.
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| Dewey Classification
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577.68
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| LC Classification
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QH541.5.M3W67 2005eb
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42.90bcl
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| Added Entry
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Fraser, Lauchlan H.
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Keddy, Paul A.,1953-
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