Editorial: Understanding change in the ecological character of wetlands
Peter A. Gell A D and C. Max Finlayson B C
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A Water Research Network, Federation University Australia, Mt Helen, Vic. 3350, Australia.
B Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW 2640, Australia.
C UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands.
D Corresponding author. Email: p.gell@federation.edu.au
Marine and Freshwater Research 67(6) 683-684 https://doi.org/10.1071/MF16092
Published: 13 May 2016
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