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Ecotonal Networks (ENTs)

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A sustainable and holistic management approach—Ecotonal Networks (ENTs)—is proposed to preserve the internal hydrologic connectivity of the entire catchment. Its application to wetland habitats is discussed within the theoretical framework of Resilience Theory.

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  1. Environmental and Life Sciences Programme, Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gadong, Brunei Darussalam

    Gianluca Polgar

  2. Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    Zeehan Jaafar

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Polgar, G., Jaafar, Z. (2018). Ecotonal Networks (ENTs). In: Endangered Forested Wetlands of Sundaland. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52417-7_3

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