Directory of Azov-Black Sea Coastal Wetlands

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The Azov-Black Sea coastal wetlands include habitats such as reed-dominated marshes, forest riverine flood plains, inland lakes and lagoons, limans, deltas, coastal lagoons and bays, silt and sand flats, as well as artificial wetlands such as fish ponds, rice paddies and salt ponds. This publication provides an overview of Azov-Black Sea coastal wetlands and wetland biodiversity for 7 countries. The Directory includes information on 94 wetlands with a total area of 2,486,372 ha. Thirty five Black Sea coastal wetlands, totalling 1,953,576 ha, are of international importance and are designated as Ramsar Sites. The greater part of the directory consists of a series of national reports, followed by a series of accounts of wetlands.