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245	0	4	_aThe world's largest wetlands : _becology and conservation / _cedited by Lauchlan H. Fraser and Paul A. Keddy.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2005.
300			_a1 online resource (x, 488 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505	0	0	_gIntroduction : _tbig is beautiful / _rP.A. Keddy, L.H. Fraser -- _tThe West Siberian lowland / _rA.I. Solomeshch -- _tThe Amazon River basin / _rW.J. Junk, M.T.F. Piedade -- _tThe Hudson Bay lowland / _rK.F. Abraham, C.J. Keddy -- _tThe Congo River basin / _rD. Campbell -- _tThe Mackenzie River basin / _rD.H. Vitt, L.A. Halsey, B.J. Nicholson -- _tThe Pantanal / _rC.J.R. Alho -- _tThe Mississippi River alluvial plain / _rG.P. Shaffer, J.G. Gosselink, S.S. Hoeppner -- _tThe Lake Chad basin / _rJ. Lemoalle -- _tThe River Nile basin / _rI. Springuel, O. Ali -- _tThe prairie potholes of North America / _rA.G. van der Valk -- _tThe Magellanic moorland / _rM.T.K. Arroyo [and others] -- _tThe future of large wetlands : a global perspective / _rL.H. Fraser, P.A. Keddy.
520			_aDuring the past century approximately fifty percent of the world's wetlands have been destroyed, largely due to human activities. Increased human population has lead to shrinkage of wetland areas, and data show that as they shrink, their important functions decline. Reduced wetland area causes more flooding in Spring, less available water during drought, greater risk of water pollution, and less food production and reduced carbon storage. Much of the remaining pristine wetland systems are found in the world's largest wetlands, and yet these areas have received surprisingly little scientific research or attention. This volume presents the views of leading experts on each of the world's largest wetland systems. Here, this international team of authors share their understanding of the ecological dynamics of large wetlands and their significance, and emphasise their need of conservation.
650		0	_aWetlands.
650		0	_aWetland conservation.
650		0	_aWetland ecology.
700	1		_aFraser, Lauchlan H., _eeditor.
700	1		_aKeddy, Paul A., _d1953- _eeditor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521834049
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511542091
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