Wetlands Classification Articles & Analysis
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The coverage of different types of wetlands in this report follows the definition adopted in the text of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (see Box 1.1), so it includes both inland and coastal (near-shore marine) wetlands. ...
In this instance a set of core areas were identified using the wetland classes of the Corine classification, and these were expanded by enlarging the boundary of the SES using a 5 km buffer, to include associated cover types such as irrigated areas, dunes separating wetlands from the sea, and settlements surrounded by these elements. ...