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Processes of wetland loss in India Processes of wetland loss in India

Wetlands in India supply crucial human and animal needs such as drinking water, protein production, fodder, water purification, wildlife habitat, and flood storage. Increased appreciation of uses and threats is essential to protect wetlands where justified. Three quarters of India's population is rural, it places great demands on India's wetlands and losses continue to occur. This paper...
Authors
A. Lee Foote, Sanjeeva Pandey, N. Krogman

Interaction of flooding and salinity stress on baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) Interaction of flooding and salinity stress on baldcypress (Taxodium distichum)

Coastal wetlands of the southeastern United States are threatened by increases in flooding and salinity as a result of both natural processes and man-induced hydrologic alterations. Furthermore, global climate change scenarios suggest that, as a consequence of rising sea levels, much larger areas of coastal wetlands may be affected by flooding and salinity in the next 50 to 100 years. In...
Authors
J. A. Allen, S. R. Pezeshki, J. L. Chambers
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