Climate and land-use change in wetlands: A dedication
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Abstract
Future climate and land-use change may wreak havoc on wetlands, with the potential to erode their values as harbors for biota and providers of human services. Wetlands are important to protect, particularly because these provide a variety of ecosystem services including wildlife habitat, water purification, flood storage, and storm protection (Mitsch, Bernal, and Hernandez 2015). Without healthy wetlands, future generations may become increasingly less in harmony with the sustainability of the Earth.
To this end, the thematic feature on climate and land-use change in wetlands explores the critical role of wetlands in the overall health and well-being of humans and our planet. Our special feature contributes to the understanding of the idea that the health of natural ecosystems and humans are linked and potentially stressed by climate change and land-use change (Horton and Lo 2015; McDonald 2015). In particular, this special issue considers the important role of wetlands in the environment, and how land-use and environmental change might affect them in the future.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Climate and land-use change in wetlands: A dedication |
| Series title | Ecosystem Health and Sustainability |
| DOI | 10.1080/20964129.2017.1392831 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Year Published | 2017 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
| Contributing office(s) | Wetland and Aquatic Research Center |
| Description | Article 1392831; 2 p. |
| First page | 1 |
| Last page | 2 |
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