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21.17 Wetlands of Korea .............................................................. 463
21.17.1 Geography and Climate ..................................... 463
21.17.2 Conservation Initiatives ..................................... 465
21.18 Wetlands of Japan .............................................................. 466
21.18.1 Kiritappu Wetland .............................................. 466
21.18.2 Lake Man ............................................................ 467
Suggested Readings ........................................................................ 470
22 Wetlands of Europe ....................................................................... 471
22.1 Coastal Marshes, Mud Flats
and Bays of Northern Europe ............................................. 471
22.2 Wetlands of Russia ............................................................. 471
22.2.1 Kulyagash ........................................................... 471
22.2.2 Central Russian Bi-Ob’ River Valley ................. 472
22.2.3 Volga River Delta ............................................... 472
22.3 Wetlands of Estonia ............................................................ 472
22.3.1 Matsalu Bay (Inland Deltas)............................... 473
22.4 Wetlands of Georgia: The Colchis Wetlands ...................... 473
22.5 Wetlands of the United Kingdom (UK) ............................. 473
22.5.1
Askham Bog ....................................................... 473
22.5.2
Crymlyn Bog ...................................................... 473
22.5.3
Matley Bog ......................................................... 474
22.5.4
Max Bog ............................................................. 474
22.5.5
Moseley Bog ....................................................... 474
22.5.6 The Portlethen Moss ........................................... 475
22.5.7
Yanal Bog ........................................................... 476
22.5.8 The North Kent Marshes .................................... 476
22.5.9 Bough Beach Reservoir ...................................... 477
22.5.10 York University Lake in UK ............................... 478
22.5.11 Romney Marsh ................................................... 478
22.5.12 Ings ..................................................................... 479
22.5.13 Carrington Moss ................................................. 479
22.6 Wetlands of France ............................................................. 480
22.6.1
The Camargue .................................................... 480
22.6.2 Geography .......................................................... 481
22.6.3 More Coastal Wetlands in France ...................... 482
22.7 Wetlands of Germany ......................................................... 482
22.7.1
Lake Constance .................................................. 482
22.7.2
High Fens ........................................................... 482
22.7.3 Rhine River Delta (and The Netherlands) .......... 483
22.8 Wetlands of Switzerland ..................................................... 483
22.8.1 List of Raised and Transitional
Bogs of Switzerland ........................................... 483
22.9 Wetlands of Austria ............................................................ 484
22.9.1
Fauna .................................................................. 485
22.10 Wetlands of Italy ................................................................ 485
22.10.1 Mediterranean Sea Deltas ................................... 486
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