Ecological Assessment of Wetlands

Dear Colleagues,

Compared with open waters and rivers, ecological assessment of vegetation-dominated wetlands is globally more limited. While expertise exists in many parts of the world, the development of methods has generally been in response to a variety of policy drivers serving different needs. With the advent of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) it is timely to bring together a collection of experiences and open opportunities for new approaches to the ecological assessment of wetlands, including how these relate to national and international policy and practice. Papers are invited on wetland assessments that span biophysical, social and policy dimensions, and the connection among them. Submissions on new developments and modes of assessment are welcome, including those at the catchment or regional scale. This can include field measurements, remote sensing and use of citizen science, and outlining the opportunities and challenges inherent within them. Papers are encouraged that consider how baselines are set across wetland types, and the quantitative and qualitative evaluation of pressures. We invites submissions that report primary research as well as more conceptual papers that address cultural, regulating and provisioning ecosystem services and how these can be assessed. This makes submissions reporting traditional use and tacit assessment especially welcome.

Prof. Dr. Kenneth Irvine
Dr. Frank Masese
Dr. Ian Bredin
Dr. Gwendolin Porst
Guest Editors

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