A longer-term perspective on human exploitation and management of peat wetlands: the Hula Valley, Israel
The influence of non-recent human activities on the structure and functioning of wetlands is frequently overlooked. The Hula wetland in northern Israel was exploited for a variety of resources over thousands of years prior to near-total destruction by drainage in the 1950s. These pre-drainage human...
Main Author: | R.J. Payne |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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International Mire Conservation Group and International Peatland Society
2012-01-01
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Series: | Mires and Peat |
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Online Access: | http://www.mires-and-peat.net/map09/map_09_04.pdf |
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