The Changing Wetland Paradigm

The Wetlands Handbook

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-42

  Maltby, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphibian species zonation degree of waterlogging and standing water depth; Better wetland management and challenges; Biological reorganisation; Changing wetland paradigm; Evolutionary driving force; Human cultural significance; Mesopotamian wetland legacy cultural and technological; Ramsar convention as standard bearer; Sound environmental management and world's natural resources; Wetlands in global environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889464006     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444315813.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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