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The value of wetlands: importance of scale and landscape setting.

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WJ Mitsch, and JG Gosselink, 1998, The value of wetlands: importance of scale and landscape setting.: Ecological Economics 35, no. 1 (2000): 25-33.

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Conclusions:Wetlands and riparian zones should be strategically placed in watersheds to optimize nitrogen removal, as, for example, in tile-drained farmlands prone to high concentrations of nitrateThresholds/Learnings:Restoring 10 million hectares of riparian zones and wetlands, representing 3.4% of the Mississippi River basin, would reduce nitrogen in the Mississippi River Basin and its tributaries by an average of 40%

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WJ Mitsch, JG Gosselink

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citationTypeGrey Literature
journalEcological Economics 35, no. 1 (2000): 25-33

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