Regional, national and local wetland classifications have been developed and successfully applied. These have invariably been orientated towards conservation and management goals, and the information used to assess wetland loss or to assign management priorities. Existing national and regional class
Inventory and classification of wetlands in India
โ Scribed by Gopal, B. ;Sah, M.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 770 KB
- Volume
- 118
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1573-5052
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