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Agricultural use of wetlands: opportunities and limitations

Author(s) -

Jos T. A. Verhoeven,

Tim L. Setter

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

annals of botany

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 1095-8290

pISSN - 0305-7364

DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcp172

Subject(s) - wetland , agriculture , ecosystem services , habitat , biology , ecosystem , flood myth , carbon sequestration , agricultural land , agroforestry , water quality , ecology , environmental protection , environmental resource management , environmental planning , environmental science , geography , carbon dioxide , archaeology

Wetlands are species-rich habitats performing valuable ecosystem services such as flood protection, water quality enhancement, food chain support and carbon sequestration. Worldwide, wetlands have been drained to convert them into agricultural land or industrial and urban areas. A realistic estimate is that 50 % of the world's wetlands have been lost.

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