Screen LibraryWetland science : perspectives from South Asia /
This book is an attempt to acknowledge the discipline 'wetland science' and to consolidate research findings, reviews and synthesis articles on different aspects of the wetlands in South Asia. The book presents 30 chapters by an international mix of experts in the field, who highlight and...
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| Published: |
Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | New Delhi, India : |
| Publication Dates: | [2017] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
This book is an attempt to acknowledge the discipline 'wetland science' and to consolidate research findings, reviews and synthesis articles on different aspects of the wetlands in South Asia. The book presents 30 chapters by an international mix of experts in the field, who highlight and discuss diverse issues concerning wetlands in South Asia as case studies. The chapters are divided into different themes that represent broad issues of concern in a systematic manner keeping in mind students, researchers and general readers at large. The book introduces readers to the basics and theory of w |
| Carrier Form: | xxvi, 587 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, forms ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9788132237136 (hardback) : 8132237137 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | QH541 |
| CLC: |
X171-135 Q178-135 |
| Call Number: | Q178-135/W539 |
| Contents: | Dedication; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Editors; Abbreviations; Part I: Wetlands Introductory; 1: An Introduction to Wetland Science and South Asian Wetlands; 1.1 Waterbody and Wetland; 1.2 Scientific Definitions of Wetlands Focusing on Its Transitional Character; 1.2.1 Wetland Attributes in US Fish and Wildlife Service Definitions; 1.2.1.1 Wetland Hydrology; 1.2.1.2 Soil; 1.2.1.3 Hydrophytes; 1.2.2 Other Scientific Definitions; 1.3 Wetlands in the World: Area, Distribution and Types |