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Advances in Canadian wetland hydrology, 1999–2003
Author(s) -
Price Jonathan S.,
Branfireun Brian A.,
Michael Waddington J.,
Devito Kevin J.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
hydrological processes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.222
H-Index - 161
eISSN - 1099-1085
pISSN - 0885-6087
DOI - 10.1002/hyp.5774
Subject(s) - wetland , peat , hydrology (agriculture) , boreal , environmental science , water quality , current (fluid) , bog , water resource management , geography , ecology , geology , oceanography , archaeology , geotechnical engineering , biology
Abstract Wetlands form 14% of the Canadian landscape and, consequently, have considerable interaction with the hydrological resources, including water quantity and quality, both within and downstream of them. Most of these are peatlands, particularly in boreal and northern environments, and these have been well researched recently. New data also exist for mineral wetlands (e.g. prairie sloughs). Relatively little attention has been given to coastal wetlands, or the complicated systems in the Western Cordillera. This paper reviews the current studies in Canada. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.