A geomorphic approach to global classification for natural inland wetlands and rationalization of the system used by the Ramsar Convention - A discussion

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 145-158

  Semeniuk, V ^a   Semeniuk, C A ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geomorphic; Hydroperiod; Inland wetlands; Ramsar; Wetland classification

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004764891     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008207726826     Document Type: Review

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