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Wetland Assessment: Overview

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Wetland assessment has been carried out by humans for hundreds, possibly thousands, of years. Initially, in an informal and unstructured way, to identify the values or hazards that might benefit or endanger those living nearby. The move to a more structured assessment approach has coincided both with greater awareness of the value of wetland habitats and recognition of the widespread damage that is being done to the natural world. Developing over the last 30–40 years, current assessment methods seek both to provide a greater understanding of the functions and value of wetland habitats and also to meet an ever-increasing need to demonstrate and defend the needs of sensitive areas of habitat in the face of human-induced pressures.

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  1. Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford, OX10 8BB, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK

    Charlie J. Stratford

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  1. Dept. of Ecology and Biodiversity, Charles Sturt University Inst. for Land, Water and Society, Albury, New South Wales, Australia

    C. Max Finlayson

  2. Great Somerford, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

    Mark Everard

  3. Chair of Aquatic Ecosystems, UNESCO-IHE Chair of Aquatic Ecosystems, Delft, The Netherlands

    Kenneth Irvine

  4. RM Wetland & Environment Ltd. , Littleworth, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

    Robert J. McInnes

  5. USGS National Wetlands Research Center , Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

    Beth A. Middleton

  6. Dept. of Water Science and Engineering, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education Dept. of Water Science and Engineering, Delft, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands

    Anne A. van Dam

  7. Charles Sturt University , Albury, New South Wales, Australia

    Nick C. Davidson

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Stratford, C.J. (2016). Wetland Assessment: Overview. In: Finlayson, C., et al. The Wetland Book. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6172-8_285-1

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