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The Nature study estimates 27–33% of European wetland area in map-defined patches under 25 hectares and 7–11% in patches under 1 hectare. DIRECT_TEXT

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Wetlands are highly fragmented, with an estimated 27–33% of wetland area occurring in map-defined patches <25 ha and 7–11% in patches <1 ha, exposing many small sites missed by coarser products.