An Introduction to South American Wetland Forests: Distribution, Definitions and General Characterization

Junk, Wolfgang J. , Piedade, Maria T. F.

2010 AMAZONIAN FLOODPLAIN FORESTS: ECOPHYSIOLOGY, BIODIVERSITY AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT 2010   210(卷), null(期), (3-601页)

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This chapter provides an introduction to the ecology of wetland forests, their ecophysiology, distribution, species diversity, classification and use, with emphasis on Amazonia. Wetland forests occur in all continents and all regions except in deserts, high altitudes, and high latitudes. Their importance for humans and the environment is often underestimated because in developed or densely colonized regions such as Europe, North America, Australia, and the Indian subcontinent, many of them have already been destroyed or strongly modified. In other regions, such as Siberia, the Zaire River basin and the Amazon River basin they still

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