Why Do We Need to Document and Conserve Foundation Species in Freshwater Wetlands?
Foundation species provide habitat to other organisms and enhance ecosystem functions, such as nutrient cycling, carbon storage and sequestration, and erosion control. We focus on freshwater wetlands because these ecosystems are often characterized by foundation species; eutrophication and other env...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-02-01
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| Series: | Water |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/11/2/265 |