Wetlands
- Author(s)
- Shuqing An, Shenglai Yin, Jos T.A .Verhoeven, Nasreen Jeelani
- Abstract
We introduced (1) the main definitions associated with wetlands, their common components, major types and their characteristics, and their global distribution and extent; (2) the main biogeochemical cycles of nutrients within wetlands, especially as they are influenced by changes in sediment redox potential associated with inundations; (3) the main functions and services provided by wetlands; (4) the global trend of wetland destruction linked to human activities, such as the conversion of drainage patterns, excavations, deforestation, and biological invasions; (5) the threats of climate change and the possibility of using wetlands to mitigate climate change through their role in the global carbon cycle; and (6) the influential national and international policies for wetland conservation, including three examples of restoration projects.
- Organisation(s)
- Department of Geography and Regional Research
- External organisation(s)
- Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing University, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics
- Pages
- 999-1013
- No. of pages
- 15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822701-5.00029-X
- Publication date
- 2023
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 106020 Limnology
- Keywords
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, General Environmental Science
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/7a3d40cf-1718-4297-857b-54fe7e352acb