The World's largest wetlands: ecology and conservation

Abstract

1. Introduction: big is beautiful P. A. Keddy and L. H. Fraser 2. The West Siberian lowland peatland ecosystems: importance for biodiversity protection and carbon accumulation A. I. Solomeshch 3. Amazonian wetlands Wolfgang J. Junk and Maria Teresa Fernandez Piedade 4. The Hudson Bay lowland: a unique wetland legacy Kenneth F. Abraham 5. The Pantanal Cleber J. R. Alho 6. The Mackenzie River Basin wetland complex Dale H. Vitt, Linda A. Halsey and Barbara J. Nicholson 7. Swamps of the Cuvette Centrale Congolaise Daniel Campbell 8. Characterisation, degradation, and restoration of the wetlands of the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain Gary P. Shaffer, James G. Gosselink, and Susanne S. Hoeppner 9. River Nile wetlands: an ecological perspective Irina Springuel and Osman Ali 10. African wetlands in a semi arid climate: the Chad basin as an example Jacques Lemoalle 11. Peat accumulating wetlands of southern South America: extent, biodiversity, conservation, threats and opportunities Mary T. Kalin Arroyo, Maritza Mihoj, Patricio Pliscoff, and Manuel Arroyo-Kalin 12. Prairie potholes of North America Arnold G. van der Valk 13. The future of large wetland systems: a global perspective Lauchlan H. Fraser and Paul Keddy.