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Official journal of the Netherlands Ornithologists' Union

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Dyrcz A. (2010) Polish wetlands and marshland birds: looking for undisturbed references. ARDEA 98 (3): 301-308
With the loss of natural wetlands in western Europe, conservationists involved in ‘restoration projects’ increasingly start shopping in eastern Europe for reference. In Poland, for example, still some 5% of the country is covered by fen mires, raised peat bogs and other types of wetlands. Although not in a pristine state anymore, size and quality of these wetlands are still sufficient to guarantee high biodiversity and a buffer against stochastic events. If anything, these reserves show that size really matters, and also that any attempt at ‘restoration’ of a pristine state is doomed to failure.


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