Conservation of wetlands in drylands: A key global issue

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 517-522

  Williams, W D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arid; Biodiversity; Conservation; Convention on Biological Diversity; Diversitas; Drylands; Ramsar Convention; Semi arid; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032805672     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0755(199911/12)9:6<517::AID-AQC383>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Review

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