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Fraser River Delta: Southern British Columbia (Canada)

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The Fraser River Delta is the largest on the west coast of Canada. Its upland, riverine, marine and bog environments are highly significant wildlife habitats, increasingly threatened by industrial and urban developments.

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    Anne Murray

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  1. Dept. of Ecology and Biodiversity, Charles Sturt University Inst. for Land, Water and Society, Albury, New South Wales, Australia

    C. Max Finlayson

  2. Dept. of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources, Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada

    G. Randy Milton

  3. Nature Management Services, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

    R. Crawford Prentice

  4. Charles Sturt University, Albury, New South Wales, Australia

    Nick C. Davidson

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Murray, A. (2016). Fraser River Delta: Southern British Columbia (Canada). In: Finlayson, C., Milton, G., Prentice, R., Davidson, N. (eds) The Wetland Book. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6173-5_191-3

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