The globally important nature of wetland ecosystems has led to their increased protection
and restoration as well as their use in engineered systems. Underpinning the beneficial …

Wetlands in drylands are dynamic landforms and hotspots of ecosystem service provision,
including downstream improvements in water quality by mediating fluxes of sediment …

The expansion of urban and agricultural activities in watersheds of the Midwestern USA
facilitates the conversion of species-rich sedge meadows to stands of Phalaris arundinacea …

Background and aims Wetlands are important carbon sinks across the planet. However, soil
carbon sequestration in tropical freshwater wetlands has been studied less than its …

Water quality assessment stands as a fundamental step in water resource management. In
addition to substances and organisms present in the water, land use and land cover are two …

Wetlands are well known to act as sinks for sediment and chemicals in the landscape. Within
the Mkuze River floodplain in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, deposition of clastic …

Wetlands are known to serve as sinks for particulate matter and associated nutrients and
contaminants. Consequently rate of soil accretion is critical for continued performance of …

Mitsch and Gosselink (2000) refer to hydrology as the 'single most important determinant of
the establishment and maintenance of specific types of wetlands and wetland processes'. It …

Water quality has historically relied upon wetland openness and water availability. For many
years until 1986, Las Tablas de Daimiel wetland was enabled to export water and materials …

The traditional perception of wetlands as nutrient sinks has led them to be used as
wastewater disposal areas for a long time, resulting in a severe alteration of the structure …