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Brazilian wetlands: their definition, delineation, and classification for research, sustainable management, and protection
(Chichester, 2013-08-15)
Although 20% of Brazilian territory is covered by wetlands, wetland inventories are still incomplete. In 1993, Brazil signed the Ramsar Convention but a coherent national policy for the sustainable management and protection ...
Evaluation of SAR C-band interferometric coherence time-series for coastal wetland hydropattern mapping
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2021-03)
South America is the continent of wetlands, which represents more than 20% of its surface. Since the ecological integrity of wetlands strongly depends on their water sources and dynamics, it is fundamental to understand ...
Anthropogenic, Direct Pressures on Coastal Wetlands
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-07-07)
Coastal wetlands, such as saltmarshes and mangroves that fringe transitional waters, deliver important ecosystem services that support human development. Coastal wetlands are complex social-ecological systems that occur ...
Environmental isotopes applied to the evaluation and quantification of evaporation processes in wetlands: a case study in the Ajó Coastal Plain wetland, Argentina
(Springer Verlag, 2015-10)
In the Ajó coastal plain, which occurs in the south of the Samborombón Bay, Argentina, certain sectors of the wetland are influenced by the tidal flow, whereas others are not. In the tidally restricted Ajó wetlands, the ...
Groundwater geochemistry in coastal wetlands: A case study in the Parque Costero del Sur biosphere reserve, Argentina
(Elsevier Science, 2019-11)
Groundwater geochemistry and dynamics are both among the main controlling factors of environmental features in wetlands. Coastal wetlands in particular are complex environments in which groundwater geochemistry is linked ...