Wetlands across the globe provide extensive ecosystem services. However, many wetlands - especially those surrounded by uplands, often referred to as geographically isolated wetlands (GIWs) - remain poorly protected. Protection and restoration of wetlands frequently requires information on their hydrologic connectivity to other surface waters, and their cumulative watershed-scale effects. The integration of measurements and models can supply this information. However, the types of measurements and models that should be integrated are dependent on management questions and information compatibility. We summarize the importance of GIWs in watersheds and discuss what wetland connectivity means in both science and management contexts. We then describe the latest tools available to quantify GIW connectivity and explore crucial next steps to enhancing and integrating such tools. These advancements will ensure that appropriate tools are used in GIW decision making and maintaining the important ecosystem services that these wetlands support.

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将地理上孤立的湿地纳入土地管理决策

全球湿地提供广泛的生态系统服务。然而，许多湿地——尤其是那些被高地包围的湿地，通常被称为地理上孤立的湿地 (GIW)——仍然没有得到很好的保护。湿地的保护和恢复通常需要有关湿地与其他地表水的水文连通性及其累积流域规模效应的信息。测量和模型的集成可以提供这些信息。但是，应该集成的度量和模型的类型取决于管理问题和信息兼容性。我们总结了 GIW 在流域中的重要性，并讨论了湿地连通性在科学和管理背景下的含义。然后，我们描述了可用于量化 GIW 连通性的最新工具，并探索增强和集成此类工具的关键后续步骤。这些进步将确保在 GIW 决策和维护这些湿地支持的重要生态系统服务中使用适当的工具。