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Mapping global non-floodplain wetlands
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and
Development, Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling, Athens,
Georgia, USA
Ellen D'Amico
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Pegasus Technical Service, Inc. c/o U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Office of Research and Development, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Jay R. Christensen
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and
Development, Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling, Cincinnati,
Ohio, USA
Heather E. Golden
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and
Development, Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling, Cincinnati,
Ohio, USA
Qiusheng Wu
Department of Geography & Sustainability, University of Tennessee,
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Adnan Rajib
Hydrology and Hydroinformatics Innovation Lab, Department of Civil
Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
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- Waterbody connectivity: Linking science and policy for improved waterbody protection S. Sulliván et al. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biae117
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- Human alterations of the global floodplains 1992–2019 A. Rajib et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02382-x
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Short summary
Non-floodplain wetlands (NFWs) – wetlands located outside floodplains – confer watershed-scale resilience to hydrological, biogeochemical, and biotic disturbances. Although they are frequently unmapped, we identified ~ 33 million NFWs covering > 16 × 10 km2 across the globe. NFWs constitute the majority of the world's wetlands (53 %). Despite their small size (median 0.039 km2), these imperiled systems have an outsized impact on watershed functions and sustainability and require protection.
Non-floodplain wetlands (NFWs) – wetlands located outside floodplains – confer...
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