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Conservation of wetlands in drylands: a key global issue
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This article is published in Aquatic Conservation-marine and Freshwater Ecosystems.The article was published on 1999-11-01. It has received 62 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Ramsar Convention & Convention on Biological Diversity.read more
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A review of groundwater–surface water interactions in arid/semi‐arid wetlands and the consequences of salinity for wetland ecology
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed the current knowledge of the role that groundwater-surface water (GW-SW) interactions play in the ecology of arid/semi-arid wetlands.
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Aquatic systems in semi-arid Brazil: limnology and management
José Etham de Lucena Barbosa,Elvio Sergio Figueredo Medeiros,Jandeson Brasil,Raquel da Silva Cordeiro,Maria Cristina Crispim,Gustavo Henrique Gonzaga da Silva +5 more
TL;DR: Aquatic systems in semi-arid Brazil include natural shallow lakes, artificial reservoirs and intermittent streams and rivers as mentioned in this paper, which are distinctive features in the semiarid landscape and comprise a range of associated systems functioning as an ever-changing mosaic of dry/wet patches.
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Lowland rivers: an Australian introduction
TL;DR: In this paper, Walker et al. proposed a more flexible approach that recognizes the importance of all energy transfers, and proposed that a hybrid model could be formulated from the models and concepts already outlined.
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Sequential floods drive 'booms' and wetland persistence in dryland rivers: a synthesis
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show that the benefits of sequential flooding to the wetland'sponges' and their biotic communities will be lost if water removal for diversion (e.g. irrigation) occurs.
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Environmental drivers of fish functional diversity and composition in the Lower Colorado River Basin
Thomas K. Pool,Thomas K. Pool,Julian D. Olden,Julian D. Olden,Joanna B. Whittier,Joanna B. Whittier,Craig P. Paukert,Craig P. Paukert +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the present-day biogeography of native and non-native species is studied and an understanding of how natural and anthropogenic factors shape the present day biogeographies of these species is provided.
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Salinisation of land and water resources: human causes, extent, management and case studies
TL;DR: The salinity problems in selected countries are discussed in this article, where the authors present some of the institutions involved in salinity investigation and salinity management options and other options and aspects.
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Global Distribution of Lakes
TL;DR: The distribution of lakes over continents has been addressed by geographers since the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and the last great lakes were explored by explorers and scientists in Africa only 100 years ago: Lake Malawi (C. Boccaro, 1616; D. Livingstone, 1850), Lake Tanganyika (R.F. Burton, J.H. Speke, 1858), Lake Victoria (J.H., Baker, 1864), Lake Edward (H. Stanley, 1875), and Lake Rudolf now Turkana (S. Teleki and von Hohn
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Species richness, endemism and ecology of crustacean assemblages in northern California vernal pools
TL;DR: This survey surveyed 58 vernal (ephemeral spring-time) pools from 14 sites in northern California for crustaceans, and found diverse assemblages composed largely of endemic and rare species.
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Floodplain biodiversity: why are there so many species?
TL;DR: In this article, spring surveys of 112 temporary floodplain waters on River Murray tributaries demonstrated a heterogeneous habitat series, with ca. 500 species of microfauna encountered.
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The Aral Sea: Recent limnological changes and their conservation significance
TL;DR: In this article, Limnological changes to the Aral Sea, a large saline lake in central Asia, are considered and four major values of the lake (economic, cultural, scientific, and environmental) have been seriously diminished.