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International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management Volume 11, 2015 - Issue 1: Ecosystem Services of Wetlands
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Editorial

Ecosystem services of wetlands

William J. MitschEverglades Wetland Research Park, Florida Gulf Coast University, 4940 Bayshore Drive, Naples, FL 34112, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Blanca BernalSmithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD21037, USA
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Maria E. HernandezRed de Manejo Biotecnológico de Recursos, Instituto de Ecología, A.C. Carretera Antigua a Coatepec 351, El Haya, Xalapa, Veracruz, C.P. 91030, Mexico
Pages 1-4 | Published online: 16 Feb 2015

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