Descript |
1 online resource |
Edition |
Fifth edition. |
Contents |
Preface v Part I Introduction 1 Wetlands: Human Use and Science 3 2 Wetland Definitions 27 3 Wetlands of the World 45 Part II The Wetland Environment 4 Wetland Hydrology 111 5 Wetland Soils 161 6 Wetland Biogeochemistry 179 7 Wetland Vegetation and Succession 215 Part III Wetland Ecosystems 8 Tidal Marshes 259 9 Mangrove Swamps 311 10 Freshwater Marshes 341 11 Freshwater Swamps and Riparian Ecosystems 373 12 Peatlands 413 Part IV Traditional Wetland Management 13 Wetland Classification 455 14 Human Impacts and Management of Wetlands 477 15 Wetland Laws and Protection 503 Part V Ecosystem Services 16 Wetland Ecosystem Services 527 17 Wetlands and Climate Change 563 18 Wetland Creation and Restoration 591 19 Wetlands and Water Quality 647 Appendix A. Wetland Losses by State in the United States, 1780s-1980s 701 Appendix B. Useful Wetland Web Pages 703 Appendix C. Useful Conversion Factors 705 Glossary 708 Index 721 |
Note |
400 annual accesses. UkHlHU |
ISBN |
9781119019794 (e-book) |
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9781119019794 (PDF ebook) |
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