Brazilian wetlands: their definition, delineation, and classification for research, sustainable management, and protection

J. Junk, Wolfgang; Teresa Fernández Piedade, María; Lourival, Reinaldo; Wittmann, Florian; Kandus, Patricia; Drude de Lacerda, Luiz; Luiz Bozelli, Reinaldo; A. Esteves, Francisco; Nunes da Cunha, Cátia; Maltchik, Leonardo; Schöngart, Jochen; Schaeffer‐Novelli, Y.; Antônio Agostinho, Ângelo

doi:10.1002/aqc.2386

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Brazilian wetlands: their definition, delineation, and classification for research, sustainable management, and protection

Published in Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems • Aug 15, 2013

Authors:

Wolfgang J. Junk

María Teresa Fernández Piedade

Reinaldo Lourival

Abstract

ABSTRACT Although 20% of Brazilian territory is covered by wetlands, wetland inventories are still incomplete. In 1993, Brazil signed the Ramsar Convention but a coherent national policy for the sustainable management and protection of wetlands has yet to be established. Major gaps in the definition...

Subject

Wetland

Biodiversity

Environmental resource management

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