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1. Wetland Types and Distribution

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Finlayson, C. Max, Milton, G. Randy, Prentice, R. Crawford, Finlayson, C. Max, editor, Milton, G. Randy, editor, Prentice, R. Crawford, editor, and Davidson, Nick C., editor

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2018
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3. Wetlands of the World

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Milton, G. Randy, Prentice, R. Crawford, Finlayson, C. Max, Finlayson, C. Max, editor, Milton, G. Randy, editor, Prentice, R. Crawford, editor, and Davidson, Nick C., editor

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2018
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7. Peatlands of Africa

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Grundling, Piet-Louis, Grootjans, A.P., Finlayson, C. Max, Milton, G. Randy, Prentice, R. Crawford, Davidson, Nick C., Finlayson, C. Max, Milton, G. Randy, Prentice, R. Crawford, and Davidson, Nick C.

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Aquatic Ecology
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2018

8. Rugezi Marsh, a High Altitude Tropical Peatland in Rwanda

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Grundling, Piet-Louis, Grootjans, A.P., Linström, Anton, Finlayson, C. Max, Milton, G. Randy, Prentice, R. Crawford, Davidson, Nick C., Finlayson, C. Max, Milton, G. Randy, Prentice, R. Crawford, and Davidson, Nick C.

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geography, Marsh, geography.geographical_feature_category, Peat, Agroforestry, Endangered species, Biodiversity, Aquatic Ecology, Sphagnum cuspidatum, Forestry, Wetland, Vegetation, IUCN Red List, Environmental science
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The Rugezi Marsh is an extensive peatland located in a mountain valley in the north of Rwanda. It is being groundwater fed and is therefore a fen with a rich biodiversity. An IUCN endangered listed orchid species, Disa stairsii, occurs in the system as well as three Bryophytes: Lycopodiella cernua, Sphagnum cuspidatum and S. perichaetiale. Sphagnum perichaetiale is a new species recorded for Rwanda. The peatland has been degraded by diverse activities, such as draining, cultivation, and roads crossing the wetland. Uncontrolled burning regimes due to agriculture, as well as over-exploitation of non-timber forest and wetland products further impact the system. Consequently these activities have led to the lowering of the water table, peat desiccation and establishment of terrestrial invasive vegetation species. Local communities and Rwanda at large are dependent on this wetland for various goods and services ranging from production of fibre, fodder, protein to water supply and hydroelectricity. Conservation and proper management of the wetland, including sustainable restoration measures, are therefore of importance.

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2016
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9. Rugezi Marsh: A High Altitude Tropical Peatland in Rwanda

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Finlayson, C. Max, Milton, G. Randy, Prentice, R. Crawford, Davidson, Nick C., Grundling, Piet-Louis, Grootjans, A.P., Linström, Anton, Finlayson, C. Max, Milton, G. Randy, Prentice, R. Crawford, Davidson, Nick C., Grundling, Piet-Louis, Grootjans, A.P., and Linström, Anton

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2018

10. Peatland Types and Tropical Swamp Forests on the Maputaland Coastal Plain (South Africa)

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Finlayson, C. Max, Milton, G. Randy, Prentice, R. Crawford, Davidson, Nick C., Grundling, Althea T., Grootjans, A.P., Grundling, Piet-Louis, Price, Jonathan S., Finlayson, C. Max, Milton, G. Randy, Prentice, R. Crawford, Davidson, Nick C., Grundling, Althea T., Grootjans, A.P., Grundling, Piet-Louis, and Price, Jonathan S.

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2018

11. Peatlands of Africa

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Finlayson, C. Max, Milton, G. Randy, Prentice, R. Crawford, Davidson, Nick C., Grundling, Piet-Louis, Grootjans, A.P., Finlayson, C. Max, Milton, G. Randy, Prentice, R. Crawford, Davidson, Nick C., Grundling, Piet-Louis, and Grootjans, A.P.

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2018

12. Intertidal Flats of East and Southeast Asia

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MacKinnon, John, Verkuil, Yvonne I., Finlayson, C. Max, Milton, G. Randy, Prentice, R. Crawford, Davidson, Nick C., and Conservation Ecology Group

Subjects
0106 biological sciences, 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences, Population, Coastal fishery, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Reclamation, Flyway, Migratory species agreement, IUCN Red List, education, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, education.field_of_study, Near-threatened species, 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology, Coastal protection, Habitat loss, Population decline, Fishery, Habitat destruction, Geography, Habitat, Threatened species, Migratory waterbird, East Asian-Australasian Flyway
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A recent rise in economic prosperity in Asia, the most densely populated region of the world, has created a shortage of land for industry, housing developments and aquaculture. Consequently, large extents of tidal flat habitat in East and Southeast Asia, and especially in the Yellow Sea, have been lost since 1980, some through sediment inflow reduction, some through reclamation to satisfy demand for land. Throughout the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF), over 600,000 ha of tidal flats were the subject of further proposed land claims in 2012; in the Yellow Sea, planned conversions of >300,000 ha would amount to a further loss of 40% of the remaining habitat. Here we articulate five arguments to contribute to convincing governments and other stakeholders in the EAAF that the current rate of loss is a disaster which must be urgently addressed. (1) Global responsibility: the EAAF is a large flyway supporting 176 waterbird species, of which 34 (19%) are globally threatened or Near Threatened. Nine more species are under consideration for such listing. Other flyways have 5-13 threatened species, amounting to 4-12%. (2) Regional responsibility: migratory shorebird species essentially make a single stop, or very few stops, when moving between non-breeding and breeding sites. In the EAAF, most of these critical sites where birds refuel for a few weeks are in the Yellow Sea. (3) Regional effects: shorebird population trends in Japan, and at a single wintering site in Australia showed that shorebirds dependent on the Yellow Sea during migration show the strongest population declines. (4) Local effects: migratory shorebirds that lost their fuelling site due to the largest land claim projects in the Yellow Sea (Saemangeum and Bohai Bay) did not all redistribute to the adjacent tidal flats, resulting in a net population decline. (5) Self-interest: Tidal flats and associated coastal ecosystems provide critical ecosystem services including protection from storm surges and sea level rise. This information was summarized in a 2012 IUCN report and subsequently EAAF governments have committed via IUCN Resolution 28 to protect the EAAF.

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2016
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13. Seagrass in Malaysia: issues and challenges ahead

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Finlayson, C. Max, Milton, G. Randy, Prentice, R. Crawford, Davidson, Nick C., Bujang, Japar Sidik, Zakaria, Muta Harah, Short, Frederick T., Finlayson, C. Max, Milton, G. Randy, Prentice, R. Crawford, Davidson, Nick C., Bujang, Japar Sidik, Zakaria, Muta Harah, and Short, Frederick T.

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Seagrasses are submerged monocotyledonous angiosperms living in marine and estuarine habitats. They are plants differentiated into distinct segments: rhizomes, roots, and leaves. Seagrasses vary in morphology and size, ranging from the tropical eelgrass Enhalus acoroides with strap-like leaves that reach 1 m or more in height to shorter ovate leaved spoongrass Halophila ovalis that grows to only a few centimeters tall. Seagrasses produce flowers and seeds, disperse seeds and propagate vegetatively to maintain meadows. There are 16 species of seagrasses in Malaysia comprising Enhalus acoroides, Halophila beccarii, Halophila decipiens, Halophila ovalis, Halophila major, Halophila minor, Halophila spinulosa, Halophila sp., Halodule pinifolia, Halodule uninervis, Cymodocea rotundata, Cymodocea serrulata, Thalassia hemprichii, Syringodium isoetifolium, Thalassodendron ciliatum, and Ruppia maritima. Healthy seagrasses may grow dense and form an extensive beds or meadows. Their characteristics and interactive community within and from outside account for the high diversity and enable survival of diverse invertebrates (shrimps, sea cucumbers, starfishes, bivalves, gastropods), vertebrates (dugongs, green sea turtles, fishes) and macroalgae. Seagrasses provide conditions for the growth and abundance of invertebrates and fish that many local coastal communities collect and catch for their livelihood. Seagrass ecosystems are sources of food and continually facing threats by natural events and, human activities, e.g., coastal development causing their fast degradation and possible habitat loss.

Published
2016

14. Hokkaido Marshes (Japan)

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Kobayashi, Satoshi, Finlayson, C. Max, editor, Milton, G. Randy, editor, Prentice, R. Crawford, editor, and Davidson, Nick C., editor

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2018
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16. Yangtze River Basin (China)

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Lijuan, Cui, Manyin, Zhang, Weigang, Xu, Finlayson, C. Max, editor, Milton, G. Randy, editor, Prentice, R. Crawford, editor, and Davidson, Nick C., editor

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2018
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17. Lena River Basin (Russia)

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Degtyarev, Victor, Finlayson, C. Max, editor, Milton, G. Randy, editor, Prentice, R. Crawford, editor, and Davidson, Nick C., editor

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2018
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23. Zhalong Wetlands (China)

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Su, Liying, Finlayson, C. Max, editor, Milton, G. Randy, editor, Prentice, R. Crawford, editor, and Davidson, Nick C., editor

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2018
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24. Lena River Delta (Russia)

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Degtyarev, Victor, Finlayson, C. Max, editor, Milton, G. Randy, editor, Prentice, R. Crawford, editor, and Davidson, Nick C., editor

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2018
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29. Highland Peatlands of Mongolia

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Minayeva, Tatiana, Sirin, Andrey, Dugarjav, Chultemin, Finlayson, C. Max, editor, Milton, G. Randy, editor, Prentice, R. Crawford, editor, and Davidson, Nick C., editor

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2018
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30. Zambezi River Basin

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McCartney, Matthew, Beilfuss, Richard D., Rebelo, Lisa-Maria, Finlayson, C. Max, editor, Milton, G. Randy, editor, Prentice, R. Crawford, editor, and Davidson, Nick C., editor

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2018
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31. Congo River Basin

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Harrison, Ian J., Brummett, Randall, Stiassny, Melanie L. J., Finlayson, C. Max, editor, Milton, G. Randy, editor, Prentice, R. Crawford, editor, and Davidson, Nick C., editor

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2018
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32. Nile River Basin

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McCartney, Matthew, Rebelo, Lisa-Maria, Finlayson, C. Max, editor, Milton, G. Randy, editor, Prentice, R. Crawford, editor, and Davidson, Nick C., editor

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2018
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33. The Sudd (South Sudan)

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Rebelo, Lisa-Maria, El Moghraby, Asim I., Finlayson, C. Max, editor, Milton, G. Randy, editor, Prentice, R. Crawford, editor, and Davidson, Nick C., editor

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2018
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43. Nile Delta (Egypt)

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Fishar, Mohamed Reda, Finlayson, C. Max, editor, Milton, G. Randy, editor, Prentice, R. Crawford, editor, and Davidson, Nick C., editor

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2018
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47. Soda Lakes of the Rift Valley (Kenya)

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Agembe, Simon, Ojwang, William, Olilo, Casianes, Omondi, Reuben, Ongore, Collins, Finlayson, C. Max, editor, Milton, G. Randy, editor, Prentice, R. Crawford, editor, and Davidson, Nick C., editor

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2018
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48. Banc d’Arguin (Mauritania)

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Araujo, Antonio, Campredon, Pierre, Finlayson, C. Max, editor, Milton, G. Randy, editor, Prentice, R. Crawford, editor, and Davidson, Nick C., editor

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2018
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