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Editorial: Understanding change in the ecological character of internationally important wetlands

N. C. Davidson
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Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW 2640, Australia and Nick Davidson Environmental, Queens House, Wigmore HR6 9UN, UK. Email: arenaria.interpres@gmail.com

Marine and Freshwater Research 67(6) 685-686 https://doi.org/10.1071/MF16081
Published: 13 May 2016


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