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In western Europe marshes and estuaries have been disappearing in recent centuries due to human activities (e.g. drainage and reclamation for agricultural purposes: Finlayson and Moser, 1991; Duncan, 1992; Schultz, 1992). Wetlands are considered to be vulnerable habitats that deserve special attention for nature conservation (Finlayson and Moser, 1991). In The Netherlands some new wetlands, in total about 30 000 ha, have been created as a result of land reclamation in the past few decades. The international importance of the newly developed wetlands as breeding, wintering and stop-over sites for many bird species is closely related to the pioneer stage of these young areas. Nowadays, these areas are mostly enclosed by dikes and, although of large physical size, are no longer subject to the local water level fluctuation that is typical for natural wetlands.
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Vulink, J.T., Van Eerden, M.R. (1998). Hydrological conditions and herbivory as key operators for ecosystem development in Dutch artificial wetlands. In: WallisDeVries, M.F., Van Wieren, S.E., Bakker, J.P. (eds) Grazing and Conservation Management. Conservation Biology Series, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4391-2_7
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