Theories, Methods, and Practices of Wetland Degradation and Restoration

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Zhenguo Niu

Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Yijian Zeng

University of Twente

Haitao Wu

Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Guangxuan Han

Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Sheel Bansal

United States Geological Survey (USGS), United States Department of the Interior

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Wetlands play major roles in the landscape by providing unique habitats for a wide variety of flora and fauna, supporting the extensive food chain and rich biodiversity. They are also being recognized as important carbon sinks and climate stabilizers on a global scale. However, due to human activities and global climate change, wetlands have been extensively reduced and degraded on a global scale. Loss rates of wetlands around the world and the subsequent recognition of wetland values have stimulated wetland restoration and creation. To communicate the knowledge on the researches and projects on wetland restoration, this special topic focuses on the theories, methods, and practices for wetland restorations, and monitoring/evaluations of wetland degradation.

Ecological restoration is being solicited to deliver proven and scalable actions coping with the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services. However, Due to the diversity of wetland types and functions, which indicators have been proved to be credible? Which methods and techniques are used to evaluate the success of wetland restoration in recent years? What successful cases can we learn from across the world? We hope to obtain the progress on the relevant researches and practical projects in wetland restoration at different scales through this special issue, offering a good view of relevant issues and research status, techniques, and applications for wetland restoration.

This special collection will cover investigation and analysis of various wetland types (e.g. coastal, inland, or urban wetlands), development of ecosystem service evaluation approaches, propose of ecosystems modeling methods, advancement of wetland restoration and protection techniques and strategies, as well as the applications of these methods and models in different wetlands.

The detailed topics may include (but are not limited to):

1. Mechanisms of different types of wetland degradations (e.g. coastal wetlands, inland wetlands, alpine wetlands, etc.)

2.Theories and technical methods of ecological restoration for different types of wetlands (coastal, inland, alpine and urban wetlands)

3.Evaluation of wetland degradation and restoration

4.Monitoring of wetland degradation and ecological restoration process

5. Wetlands resilience and wetlands management

Wetlands play major roles in the landscape by providing unique habitats for a wide variety of flora and fauna, supporting the extensive food chain and rich biodiversity. They are also being recognized as important carbon sinks and climate stabilizers on a global scale. However, due to human activities and global climate change, wetlands have been extensively reduced and degraded on a global scale. Loss rates of wetlands around the world and the subsequent recognition of wetland values have stimulated wetland restoration and creation. To communicate the knowledge on the researches and projects on wetland restoration, this special topic focuses on the theories, methods, and practices for wetland restorations, and monitoring/evaluations of wetland degradation.

Ecological restoration is being solicited to deliver proven and scalable actions coping with the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services. However, Due to the diversity of wetland types and functions, which indicators have been proved to be credible? Which methods and techniques are used to evaluate the success of wetland restoration in recent years? What successful cases can we learn from across the world? We hope to obtain the progress on the relevant researches and practical projects in wetland restoration at different scales through this special issue, offering a good view of relevant issues and research status, techniques, and applications for wetland restoration.

This special collection will cover investigation and analysis of various wetland types (e.g. coastal, inland, or urban wetlands), development of ecosystem service evaluation approaches, propose of ecosystems modeling methods, advancement of wetland restoration and protection techniques and strategies, as well as the applications of these methods and models in different wetlands.

The detailed topics may include (but are not limited to):

1. Mechanisms of different types of wetland degradations (e.g. coastal wetlands, inland wetlands, alpine wetlands, etc.)

2.Theories and technical methods of ecological restoration for different types of wetlands (coastal, inland, alpine and urban wetlands)

3.Evaluation of wetland degradation and restoration

4.Monitoring of wetland degradation and ecological restoration process

5. Wetlands resilience and wetlands management

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Zhenguo Niu

Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Yijian Zeng

University of Twente

Haitao Wu

Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Guangxuan Han

Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Sheel Bansal

United States Geological Survey (USGS), United States Department of the Interior

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