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In the 1950s, Lake Hula, a natural shallow lake surrounded by swamps in the Hula Valley of northern Israel, was drained. Ecological problems resulting from the draining led to partial reflooding in the mid-1990s. This chapter provides an overview of the restoration of this unique arid-region wetland.
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Hambright, K.D., Zohary, T. (1999). The Hula Valley (Northern Israel) Wetlands Rehabilitation Project. In: Streever, W. (eds) An International Perspective on Wetland Rehabilitation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4683-8_18
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