Wetlands in Europe: Perspectives for restoration of a lost paradise

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 6-9

  Verhoeven, Jos T A ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Floodplains; Nature protection; Peatlands; Riparian zones; Wetland ecosystem services

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; RESTORATION;

FLOOD-PLAINS; NATURE PROTECTION; PEAT LAND; RIPARIAN ZONES; WETLAND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES;

WETLANDS;

ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FLOODPLAIN; PEATLAND; RAMSAR CONVENTION; RIPARIAN ZONE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; VALUATION; WETLAND;

EUROPE;

EID: 84900565857     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2013.03.006     Document Type: Article

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