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Global wetland outlook: State of the world’s wetlands and their services to people 2018
Royal C. Gardner,Max Finlayson +1 more
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The Global Wetland Outlook as discussed by the authors provides a current overview of wetlands: their extent, trends, drivers of change and the responses needed to reverse the historical decline in wetland area and quality.Abstract:
Conservation and wise use of wetlands are vital for human livelihoods. The wide range of ecosystem services wetlands provide means that they lie at the heart of sustainable development. Yet policy and decision-makers often underestimate the value of their benefits to nature and humankind. Understanding these values and what is happening to wetlands is critical to ensuring their conservation and wise use.
The Global Wetland Outlook, the flagship publication of the Ramsar Convention, provides a current overview of wetlands: their extent, trends, drivers of change and the responses needed to reverse the historical decline in wetland area and quality.read more
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Supply and demand of ecosystem services among smallholder farmers in irrigated and rainfed farming, Kilombero, Tanzania
Edmond Alavaisha,Regina Lindborg +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors explored the supply and demand of the ecosystem services (ESs) between management practices, irrigated and rainfed, of smallholder farmers in Kilombero wetland, Tanzania.
Declining hydrologic function of coastal wetlands in response to saltwater intrusion
Saverio Perri,Annalisa Molini +1 more
TL;DR: In this article , the effects of salinity on plant hydrologic function were studied in the mangroves of the Florida Everglades and modeling results showed that altered salinity regimes can suppress transpiration, undermining the ability of tidal ecosystems to control water table movements and contrast other forms of plant stress like waterlogging.
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Change in Structural Components Due to Seasonal Flooding Governs Provisioning Ecosystem Service Delivery and Livelihood Diversification: A Case Study from a Tropical Floodplain Wetland in Barak Valley Region of India
TL;DR: In this paper , the structural components of a seasonal floodplain wetland were mapped using LANDSAT 8 satellite data and the provisioning ecosystem services (ES) was quantified and the corresponding economic value was estimated through household and market surveys.
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Spatiotemporal Analysis of Land Cover Changes in Al-Hubail Wetland (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
TL;DR: In this paper , a machine learning algorithm was used, and the images were classified into four main land cover classes: water bodies, hydromorphic areas, vegetation, and open ground.
Riverine and coastal wetlands in Europe for biodiversity and climate
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TL;DR: In this paper , the authors discuss barriers and presents recommendations for the effective restoration of riverine and coastal wetlands in Europe, highlighting the importance of integrating initiatives across science, policy and practice.
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