A classification of major naturally-occurring amazonian lowland wetlands
Our estimates indicate that about 30% of the seven million square kilometers that make up the Amazon basin comply with international criteria for wetland definition. Most countries sharing the Amazon basin have signed the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance but still lack compl...
| Autor principal: | Junk, Wolfgang Johannes |
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| Outros Autores: | Piedade, Maria Teresa Fernandez, Schöngart, Jochen, Cohn-Haft, Mario, Adeney, J. Marion, Wittmann, Florian Karl |
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oai:repositorio:1-18161 A classification of major naturally-occurring amazonian lowland wetlands Junk, Wolfgang Johannes Piedade, Maria Teresa Fernandez Schöngart, Jochen Cohn-Haft, Mario Adeney, J. Marion Wittmann, Florian Karl Biogeochemical Cycle Biological Production Hydrological Cycle Lowland Environment Management Practice Soil Fertility Species Diversity Vegetation Cover Water Level Wetland Wetland Management Amazon Basin Animalsia Our estimates indicate that about 30% of the seven million square kilometers that make up the Amazon basin comply with international criteria for wetland definition. Most countries sharing the Amazon basin have signed the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance but still lack complete wetland inventories, classification systems, and management plans. Amazonian wetlands vary considerably with respect to hydrology, water and soil fertility, vegetation cover, diversity of plant and animal species, and primary and secondary productivity. They also play important roles in the hydrology and biogeochemical cycles of the basin. Here, we propose a classification system for large Amazonian wetland types based on climatic, hydrological, hydrochemical, and botanical parameters. The classification scheme divides natural wetlands into one group with rather stable water levels and another with oscillating water levels. These groups are subdivided into 14 major wetland types. The types are characterized and their distributions and extents are mapped. © Society of Wetland Scientists 2011. 2020-06-15T21:52:10Z 2020-06-15T21:52:10Z 2011 Artigo https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/18161 10.1007/s13157-011-0190-7 en Volume 31, Número 4, Pags. 623-640 Restrito Wetlands |
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Biogeochemical Cycle Biological Production Hydrological Cycle Lowland Environment Management Practice Soil Fertility Species Diversity Vegetation Cover Water Level Wetland Wetland Management Amazon Basin Animalsia |
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Biogeochemical Cycle Biological Production Hydrological Cycle Lowland Environment Management Practice Soil Fertility Species Diversity Vegetation Cover Water Level Wetland Wetland Management Amazon Basin Animalsia Junk, Wolfgang Johannes A classification of major naturally-occurring amazonian lowland wetlands |
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Biogeochemical Cycle Biological Production Hydrological Cycle Lowland Environment Management Practice Soil Fertility Species Diversity Vegetation Cover Water Level Wetland Wetland Management Amazon Basin Animalsia |
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Our estimates indicate that about 30% of the seven million square kilometers that make up the Amazon basin comply with international criteria for wetland definition. Most countries sharing the Amazon basin have signed the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance but still lack complete wetland inventories, classification systems, and management plans. Amazonian wetlands vary considerably with respect to hydrology, water and soil fertility, vegetation cover, diversity of plant and animal species, and primary and secondary productivity. They also play important roles in the hydrology and biogeochemical cycles of the basin. Here, we propose a classification system for large Amazonian wetland types based on climatic, hydrological, hydrochemical, and botanical parameters. The classification scheme divides natural wetlands into one group with rather stable water levels and another with oscillating water levels. These groups are subdivided into 14 major wetland types. The types are characterized and their distributions and extents are mapped. © Society of Wetland Scientists 2011. |
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Artigo |
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Junk, Wolfgang Johannes |
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Piedade, Maria Teresa Fernandez Schöngart, Jochen Cohn-Haft, Mario Adeney, J. Marion Wittmann, Florian Karl |
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Piedade, Maria Teresa Fernandez Schöngart, Jochen Cohn-Haft, Mario Adeney, J. Marion Wittmann, Florian Karl |
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A classification of major naturally-occurring amazonian lowland wetlands |
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A classification of major naturally-occurring amazonian lowland wetlands |
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A classification of major naturally-occurring amazonian lowland wetlands |
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A classification of major naturally-occurring amazonian lowland wetlands |
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A classification of major naturally-occurring amazonian lowland wetlands |
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classification of major naturally-occurring amazonian lowland wetlands |
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Wetlands |
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2020 |
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https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/18161 |
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