Global Distribution of Wetlands

Encyclopedia of Inland Waters

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 526-530

  Tiner, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bog; Fens; Global wetlands; Marshes; Peatlands; Swamps; Wetland distribution; Wetland extent; Wetland inventory; Wetland mapping

Indexed keywords

EID: 85060424032     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012370626-3.00068-5     Document Type: Chapter

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19. For a report on various methods used to estimate global wetlands distribution for calculating methane emissions, see a report by the Hadley Center at:. http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/hadleycentre/pubs/HCTN/HCTN_32.pdf.
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