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In BRAHMATWINN the upper Danube river basin (UDRB) and the upper Brahmaputra river basin (UBRB) were selected as the representative catchments in two mountain-dominated geographical regions. Three test sites were selected in the UBRB: the Lhasa River catchment in Tibet/China, the Wang Chu river catchment in Bhutan, and the Assam reach of the Brahmaputra river. In the UDRB the Lech river and Salzach river catchments were studied. This chapter focuses primarily on the vegetation of wetlands, which are dynamic ecosystem elements, depending on their hydrological resources and thus prone to suffer from climate change impacts. Location, hydrological ecosystem functions (ESF), and ecosystem services (ESS) together with the vulnerability of wetlands were assessed. |
