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Wetlands In a Changing Climate: Science, Policy and Management by Moomaw, William R., Chmura, G. L., Davies, Gillian T., Finlayson, C. M., Middleton, B. A., Natali, Susan M., Perry, J. E., Roulet, N., Sutton-Grier, Ariana E.

“…Part 1 of this review synthesizes recent research on status and climate vulnerability of freshwater and saltwater wetlands, and their contribution to…”
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How Wetlands Affect Floods by Acreman, M., Holden, J.

“…It is widely recognised that wetlands play an important role in the hydrological cycle, influencing groundwater recharge, low flows, evaporation and floods…”
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Salinity Influence on Methane Emissions from Tidal Marshes by Poffenbarger, Hanna J., Needelman, Brian A., Megonigal, J. Patrick

“…The relationship between methane emissions and salinity is not well understood in tidal marshes, leading to uncertainty about the net effect of marsh…”
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A Classification of Major Naturally-Occurring Amazonian Lowland Wetlands by Junk, Wolfgang J., Piedade, Maria Teresa Fernandez, Schöngart, Jochen, Cohn-Haft, Mario, Adeney, J. Marion, Wittmann, Florian

“…Our estimates indicate that about 30% of the seven million square kilometers that make up the Amazon basin comply with international criteria for wetland…”
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Introduction and Spread of an Exotic Plant, Spartina alterniflora, Along Coastal Marshes of China by Zhang, Danhua, Hu, Yuanman, Liu, Miao, Chang, Yu, Yan, Xiaolu, Bu, Rencang, Zhao, Dandan, Li, Zheming

“…Spartina alterniflora was introduced to China more than 30 years ago, and its arrival corresponded with negative effects on native ecosystems. To elucidate the…”
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Conservation of Wetlands and Other Coastal Ecosystems: a Commentary on their Value to Protect Biodiversity, Reduce Disaster Impacts, and Promote Human Health and Well-Being by Sutton-Grier, Ariana E., Sandifer, Paul A.

“…There is substantial, growing literature that details positive human health effects, psychological and physiological, of exposure to “nature,” including…”
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Practical Guide to Measuring Wetland Carbon Pools and Fluxes by Bansal, Sheel, Creed, Irena F., Tangen, Brian A., Bridgham, Scott D., Desai, Ankur R., Krauss, Ken W., Neubauer, Scott C., Noe, Gregory B., Rosenberry, Donald O., Trettin, Carl, Wickland, Kimberly P., Allen, Scott T., Arias-Ortiz, Ariane, Armitage, Anna R., Baldocchi, Dennis, Banerjee, Kakoli, Bastviken, David, Berg, Peter, Bogard, Matthew J., Chow, Alex T., Conner, William H., Craft, Christopher, Creamer, Courtney, DelSontro, Tonya, Duberstein, Jamie A., Eagle, Meagan, Fennessy, M. Siobhan, Finkelstein, Sarah A., Göckede, Mathias, Grunwald, Sabine, Halabisky, Meghan, Herbert, Ellen, Jahangir, Mohammad M. R., Johnson, Olivia F., Jones, Miriam C., Kelleway, Jeffrey J., Knox, Sara, Kroeger, Kevin D., Kuehn, Kevin A., Lobb, David, Loder, Amanda L., Ma, Shizhou, Maher, Damien T., McNicol, Gavin, Meier, Jacob, Middleton, Beth A., Mills, Christopher, Mistry, Purbasha, Mitra, Abhijit, Mobilian, Courtney, Nahlik, Amanda M., Newman, Sue, O’Connell, Jessica L., Oikawa, Patty, van der Burg, Max Post, Schutte, Charles A., Song, Changchun, Stagg, Camille L., Turner, Jessica, Vargas, Rodrigo, Waldrop, Mark P., Wallin, Marcus B., Wang, Zhaohui Aleck, Ward, Eric J., Willard, Debra A., Yarwood, Stephanie, Zhu, Xiaoyan

“…Wetlands cover a small portion of the world, but have disproportionate influence on global carbon (C) sequestration, carbon dioxide and methane emissions, and…”
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The Evolution of Blue Carbon Science by Duarte de Paula Costa, Micheli, Macreadie, Peter I.

“…‘Blue carbon’ was coined over a decade ago to describe the contribution of mangroves, seagrasses, and tidal marshes to carbon drawdown in coasts and oceans,…”
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China’s Coastal Wetlands: Understanding Environmental Changes and Human Impacts for Management and Conservation by Cui, Baoshan, He, Qiang, Gu, Binhe, Bai, Junhong, Liu, Xinhui

“…Anthropogenic activities are substantially changing coastal wetland ecosystems globally. In developing countries such as China, a number of anthropogenic…”
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Carbon Storage and Fluxes within Freshwater Wetlands: a Critical Review by Kayranli, Birol, Scholz, Miklas, Mustafa, Atif, Hedmark, Åsa

“…We critically review recent literature on carbon storage and fluxes within natural and constructed freshwater wetlands, and specifically address concerns of…”
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Assessing Changes of Habitat Quality for Shorebirds in Stopover Sites: a Case Study in Yellow River Delta, China by Li, Xiaowei, Hou, Xiyong, Song, Yang, Shan, Kai, Zhu, Shuyu, Yu, Xiubo, Mo, Xunqiang

“…The population of shorebirds in the East Asian–Australasian Flyway (EAAF) has severely declined over the past several decades. One reason for this condition is…”
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Standardized Measures of Coastal Wetland Condition: Implementation at a Laurentian Great Lakes Basin-Wide Scale by Uzarski, Donald G., Brady, Valerie J., Cooper, Matthew J., Wilcox, Douglas A., Albert, Dennis A., Axler, Richard P., Bostwick, Peg, Brown, Terry N., Ciborowski, Jan J. H., Danz, Nicholas P., Gathman, Joseph P., Gehring, Thomas M., Grabas, Greg P., Garwood, Anne, Howe, Robert W., Johnson, Lucinda B., Lamberti, Gary A., Moerke, Ashley H., Murry, Brent A., Niemi, Gerald J., Norment, Christopher J., Ruetz, Carl R., Steinman, Alan D., Tozer, Douglas C., Wheeler, Ryan, O’Donnell, T. Kevin, Schneider, John P.

“…Since European settlement, over 50 % of coastal wetlands have been lost in the Laurentian Great Lakes basin, causing growing concern and increased monitoring…”
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Climate Change Mitigation through Land Use on Rewetted Peatlands – Cross-Sectoral Spatial Planning for Paludiculture in Northeast Germany by Tanneberger, Franziska, Schröder, Christian, Hohlbein, Monika, Lenschow, † Uwe, Permien, Thorsten, Wichmann, Sabine, Wichtmann, Wendelin

“…Drainage of peatlands causes severe environmental damage, including high greenhouse gas emissions. Peatland rewetting substantially lowers these emissions…”
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Review of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Rewetted Agricultural Soils by Bianchi, Andrea, Larmola, Tuula, Kekkonen, Hanna, Saarnio, Sanna, Lång, Kristiina

“…Climate policies encourage the search for greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation options in all economic sectors and peatland rewetting is one of the most efficient…”
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Mapping Mountain Peatlands and Wet Meadows Using Multi-Date, Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru by Chimner, Rodney A., Bourgeau-Chavez, Laura, Grelik, Sarah, Hribljan, John A., Clarke, Ana Maria Planas, Polk, Molly H., Lilleskov, Erik A., Fuentealba, Beatriz

“…Wetlands (called bofedales in the Andes of Peru) are abundant and important components of many mountain ecosystems across the globe. They provide many benefits…”
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Moving from Generalisations to Specificity about Mangrove –Saltmarsh Dynamics by Rogers, Kerrylee, Krauss, Ken W.

“…Spatial and temporal variability in factors influencing mangrove establishment and survival affects the distribution of mangrove, particularly near their…”
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Estimating Soil Properties Distribution at a Restored Wetland Using Electromagnetic Imaging and Limited Soil Core Samples by Emmanuel, Efemena D., Lenhart, Christian F., Weintraub, Michael N., Doro, Kennedy O.

“…Electromagnetic imaging (EMI) provides an efficient approach for characterizing variations in soil physicochemical properties at a high spatial resolution…”
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Benefits of Blue Carbon Stocks in a Coastal Jazan Ecosystem Undergoing Land Use Change by El-Hamid, Hazem T. Abd, Eid, Ebrahem M., El-Morsy, Mohamed H.E., Osman, Hanan E.M., Keshta, Amr E.

“…Coastal ecosystems are characterized by high content of soil carbon storage; however, they experience severe land conversions in the past decades. The current…”
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An Improved Framework for Estimating Organic Carbon Content of Mangrove Soils Using loss-on-ignition and Coastal Environmental Setting by Breithaupt, Joshua L., Steinmuller, Havalend E., Rovai, Andre S., Engelbert, Kevin M., Smoak, Joseph M., Chambers, Lisa G., Radabaugh, Kara R., Moyer, Ryan P., Chappel, Amanda, Vaughn, Derrick R., Bianchi, Thomas S., Twilley, Robert R., Pagliosa, Paulo, Cifuentes-Jara, Miguel, Torres, Danilo

“…The use of loss on ignition (LOI) measurements of soil organic matter (SOM) to estimate soil organic carbon (OC) content is a decades-old practice. While there…”
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Delineation and Classification of Wetlands in the Northern Jarrah Forest, Western Australia Using Remote Sensing and Machine Learning by Turnbull, Adam, Soto-Berelov, Mariela, Coote, Michael

“…Wetlands are under increasing pressure from threatening processes. Efforts to protect and monitor wetlands are hampered without datasets capturing the extent,…”
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