The German Small Lake and Pond Inventory

Wachholz, Alexander; Schmidt, Susanne I.; Arle, Jens; Völker, Jeanette

doi:10.5194/essd-18-117-2026

Articles | Volume 18, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-117-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-117-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 1

Data description paper

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06 Jan 2026

Data description paper |

| 06 Jan 2026

The German Small Lake and Pond Inventory

Alexander Wachholz, Susanne I. Schmidt, Jens Arle, and Jeanette Völker

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