Analysis of ASAR/Envisat Polarimetric Backscattering Characteristics of Doñana National Park Wetlands
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Doñana National Park marshes, in South West Spain, extents over 27,000 ha of the Gualdalquivir River estuary, on the Atlantic Ocean coast. The site undergoes a yearly cycle of inundation in autumn and drying out during the spring season. While flooded, Doñana wetlands create a crucial passage, breeding and wintering site for more than half million waterfowl each year, including about 150 bird species. The park is also home to endangered species of flora and fauna. Doñana National Park was recognised as a Biosphere Reserve under UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme in 1980 and inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1994.
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