Long regarded as wastelands, wetlands are now recognized as important features in the landscape that provide numerous beneficial services for people and for fish and wildlife. Some of these services, or functions, include protecting and improving water quality, providing fish and wildlife habitats, storing floodwaters, and maintaining surface water flow during dry periods. These beneficial services, considered valuable to societies worldwide, are the result of the inherent and unique natural characteristics of wetlands.
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Roggeri, H. (1995). Functions and Values of Wetlands. In Tropical Freshwater Wetlands (pp. 25–50). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8398-5_3
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