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22.11 Wetlands of Spain ............................................................... 486
22.11.1 Ebro Delta in Spain ............................................ 486
22.11.2 Fuente de Piedra Lagoon .................................... 486
22.12 Wetlands of Yugoslavia ...................................................... 486
22.13 Wetlands of Roumania ....................................................... 487
22.13.1 Wetlands ............................................................. 487
22.13.2 Wetland Loss ...................................................... 487
22.14 Wetlands of Hungary ......................................................... 488
22.14.1 Danube River Delta ............................................ 488
22.15 Wetlands of Portugal .......................................................... 488
22.15.1 Status of Wetland Inventories ............................ 488
22.15.2 History of Wetland Inventories in Portugal ........ 489
22.15.3 Wetland Loss ...................................................... 489
22.15.4 CORINE Biotopes ............................................. 489
22.16 European Peatlands ............................................................ 489
Suggested Readings ........................................................................ 491
23 Wetlands of America ..................................................................... 493
23.1 Wetlands of North America ............................................... 493
23.1.1 The Status of North American Wetlands ........... 494
23.1.2 Wetland Losses .................................................. 495
23.1.3 Wetland Conversions.......................................... 495
23.2 Wetlands of the USA.......................................................... 495
23.2.1 State-by-State Distribution
of Wetlands in the USA ..................................... 496
23.3 Wetlands of Canada ........................................................... 511
23.3.1 Wetland Extent ................................................... 511
23.3.2 Wetland Losses .................................................. 512
23.3.3 Some Wetlands of Canada ................................. 512
23.4 Wetlands of Mexico ........................................................... 515
23.4.1 Natural History ................................................... 515
23.4.2 Ecology .............................................................. 515
23.4.3 Biosphere Reserve ............................................. 516
23.5 Wetlands of Cuba ............................................................... 516
23.5.1 Species and Preservation .................................... 517
23.6 Some Other Regional Wetlands of North America ............ 517
23.6.1 The Everglades and Big Cypress Swamp .......... 517
23.6.2 The Pocosins ...................................................... 517
23.6.3 The Big Rivers of the South Atlantic Coast ....... 518
23.6.4 The Prairie Potholes ........................................... 518
23.6.5 The Great Kankakee Marsh ............................... 518
23.6.6 The Mississippi River Delta ............................... 518
23.6.7 Central and Eastern Province
Wetlands of Canada ........................................... 519
23.6.8 Hudson–James Bay Lowlands ........................... 519
23.7 Wetlands of South America ............................................... 519
23.7.1 South America ................................................... 520
23.7.2 Central American Freshwater Tidal Marshes .... 520
Contents
22.11 Wetlands of Spain ............................................................... 486
22.11.1 Ebro Delta in Spain ............................................ 486
22.11.2 Fuente de Piedra Lagoon .................................... 486
22.12 Wetlands of Yugoslavia ...................................................... 486
22.13 Wetlands of Roumania ....................................................... 487
22.13.1 Wetlands ............................................................. 487
22.13.2 Wetland Loss ...................................................... 487
22.14 Wetlands of Hungary ......................................................... 488
22.14.1 Danube River Delta ............................................ 488
22.15 Wetlands of Portugal .......................................................... 488
22.15.1 Status of Wetland Inventories ............................ 488
22.15.2 History of Wetland Inventories in Portugal ........ 489
22.15.3 Wetland Loss ...................................................... 489
22.15.4 CORINE Biotopes ............................................. 489
22.16 European Peatlands ............................................................ 489
Suggested Readings ........................................................................ 491
23 Wetlands of America ..................................................................... 493
23.1 Wetlands of North America ............................................... 493
23.1.1 The Status of North American Wetlands ........... 494
23.1.2 Wetland Losses .................................................. 495
23.1.3 Wetland Conversions.......................................... 495
23.2 Wetlands of the USA.......................................................... 495
23.2.1 State-by-State Distribution
of Wetlands in the USA ..................................... 496
23.3 Wetlands of Canada ........................................................... 511
23.3.1 Wetland Extent ................................................... 511
23.3.2 Wetland Losses .................................................. 512
23.3.3 Some Wetlands of Canada ................................. 512
23.4 Wetlands of Mexico ........................................................... 515
23.4.1 Natural History ................................................... 515
23.4.2 Ecology .............................................................. 515
23.4.3 Biosphere Reserve ............................................. 516
23.5 Wetlands of Cuba ............................................................... 516
23.5.1 Species and Preservation .................................... 517
23.6 Some Other Regional Wetlands of North America ............ 517
23.6.1 The Everglades and Big Cypress Swamp .......... 517
23.6.2 The Pocosins ...................................................... 517
23.6.3 The Big Rivers of the South Atlantic Coast ....... 518
23.6.4 The Prairie Potholes ........................................... 518
23.6.5 The Great Kankakee Marsh ............................... 518
23.6.6 The Mississippi River Delta ............................... 518
23.6.7 Central and Eastern Province
Wetlands of Canada ........................................... 519
23.6.8 Hudson–James Bay Lowlands ........................... 519
23.7 Wetlands of South America ............................................... 519
23.7.1 South America ................................................... 520
23.7.2 Central American Freshwater Tidal Marshes .... 520
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