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This book explores how to define wetlands. It discusses the diverse and beneficial hydrological and ecological functions of wetlands; presents criteria for identifying wetlands; and explores the problems of applying those criteria when there are seasonal changes in water levels, in riparian areas, and in other circunstances.National Research Council Staff is the author of 'Wetlands Characteristics and Boundaries', published 1995 under ISBN 9780309051347 and ISBN 0309051347.
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