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Wetlands - swamp, marsh, bayou, tundra and bog - are places that are rarely visited and often misunderstood but they have, in fact, conspicuous roles in the physical, biological and cultural geography of the world. They are intrinsically beautiful environments where one may see the natural and essen...
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| Language: | English |
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118349540 |
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Wetlands - swamp, marsh, bayou, tundra and bog - are places that are rarely visited and often misunderstood but they have, in fact, conspicuous roles in the physical, biological and cultural geography of the world. They are intrinsically beautiful environments where one may see the natural and essential values in the interaction of water, soil, vegetation, wildlife, and humans. Wetlands occur at the confluence of unique terrestrial, hydrological and climatic conditions that give rise to some of the most biodiverse regions of the world. They also play vital roles in the cycling and storage of key nutrients, materials and energy through the Earth?s system. A complete study of wetland environments requires the assessment of their physical and biological attributes, properties and functions of these ecosystems, and the economic, political and social aspects that mediate their use globally. A systems approach is taken throughout this book which emphasizes the interactions between these elements of wetland ecosystems. Moreover, selected case studies from across the world are used to illustrate wetland characteristics and circumstances. This book is intended to foster a greater awareness and appreciation of wetlands, promote a culture of conservation and wise management, and spread the knowledge that wetlands are important, indeed crucial, elements of the global environment. Our attempts to understand, manage and enhance wetlands in the twenty-first century are part of the larger effort to maintain a sustainable Earth. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xiii, 421 p., [40] p. of col. plates) : ill. (some col.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9781118349519 (electronic bk) 1118349512 (electronic bk) 9781118349533 (electronic bk) 1118349539 (electronic bk) 9781118349540 (electronic bk.) 1118349547 (electronic bk.) 1405198419 (cloth) 9781405198417 (cloth) 9781405198424 (pbk.) 1405198427 (pbk.) 9781283592260 (MyiLibrary) 1283592266 (MyiLibrary) |
| Index Number: | QH87 |
| CLC: | P343.4 |
| Contents: | Machine generated contents note: Part I -- 1.Wetland overview -- 1.1.Introduction -- 1.2.How much and where -- 1.3.Wetland trends -- 1.4.Wetland preservation and protection -- 1.5.Wetland science -- 1.6.Book approach and outline -- 1.7.Summary -- 2.Wetland criteria -- 2.1.Definitions -- 2.2.Water -- 2.3.Soil -- 2.4.Vegetation -- 2.5.Wetland classification -- 2.6.Peatland -- 2.7.Anthropogenic dimensions of wetlands -- 2.8.Summary -- 3.Methods in wetland research -- 3.1.Introduction -- 3.2.Remote sensing -- 3.2.1.Image resolution and interpretability -- 3.2.2.Wetland image interpretation -- 3.2.3.Macro-level systems -- 3.2.4.Meso-level systems -- 3.2.5.Micro-level systems -- 3.3.Maps and geographic information systems -- 3.4.Physical ground-based methods -- 3.4.1.Surface methods -- 3.4.2.Subsurface methods -- 3.5.Flora, fauna and ecological monitoring and survey methods -- 3.6.Social science methods and techniques -- 3.7.Summary -- Part II -- 4.Wetland hydrology -- 4.1.Introduction -- 4.2.Surface and ground water -- 4.3.Floods and flooding -- 4.4.Hydrologic functions of streams and wetlands -- 4.5.Hydrochemistry -- 4.6.Summary -- 5.Wetland soil -- 5.1.Introduction -- 5.2.Brief history and soil classification -- 5.3.Hydric soil criteria -- 5.4.Mineral and organic hydric soils -- 5.5.Submerged wetland substrates -- 5.6.Summary -- 6.Wetland vegetation -- 6.1.Plant adaptations -- 6.1.1.Structural adaptations -- 6.1.2.Biochemical adaptations -- 6.2.Ecological categories -- 6.2.1.Shoreline plants -- 6.2.2.Emergent plants -- 6.2.3.Floating plants -- 6.2.4.Submerged plants -- 6.2.5.Plant zonation -- 6.3.Indicator categories -- 6.4.Plant hardiness zones -- 6.5.Invasive plant species -- 6.6.Summary -- 7.Wetland wildlife -- 7.1.Introduction -- 7.2.Wetland invertebrates -- 7.2.1.Insects -- 7.2.2.Mosquitos -- 7.2.3.Corals -- 7.3.Wetland vertebrates -- 7.3.1.Amphibians -- 7.3.2.Reptiles -- 7.3.3.Birds -- 7.3.4.Mammals -- 7.4.Invasive animal species -- 7.5.Summary -- Part III -- 8.Wetland change -- 8.1.Introduction -- 8.2.Hydroseral succession -- 8.3.Sea-level change and crustal movements -- 8.3.1.Glacial eustasy -- 8.3.2.Glacial isostasy -- 8.3.3.Complicated responses -- 8.3.4.Modern sea-level rise -- 8.4.Climate change -- 8.4.1.Climate basics -- 8.4.2.Climate and wetlands -- 8.5.Fire -- 8.6.Summary -- 9.Wetlands through time -- 9.1.Introduction -- 9.2.Coal -- 9.2.1.Paleozoic coal -- 9.2.2.Cretaceous-Tertiary coal and lignite -- 9.3.Amber -- 9.4.Pleistocene and Holocene wetlands -- 9.4.1.Nordic region -- 9.4.2.North America -- 9.4.3.Tropics and Antarctica -- 9.4.4.Holocene climate and early man -- 9.5.Summary -- 10.Environmental cycles and feedback -- 10.1.Biogeochemical cycles -- 10.1.1.Wetland elements -- 10.1.2.Nitrogen -- 10.1.3.Phosphorus, potassium and sulfur -- 10.2.Carbon cycle -- 10.2.1.Carbon reservoirs -- 10.2.2.Carbon balance -- 10.2.3.Carbon gases and climatic feedback -- 10.3.Fossil fuels -- 10.3.1.Fossil-fuel consumption -- 10.3.2.Coal mining and acid rain -- 10.3.3.Estonian oil shale -- 10.4.Human experiment -- 10.5.Summary -- Part IV -- 11.Wetland services, resources and valuation -- 11.1.Human use of wetland ecosystems -- 11.2.Ecosystem services -- 11.2.1.Habitats -- 11.2.2.Wetlands and biogeochemical cycles -- 11.2.3.Storm surge and coastal flood protection -- 11.3.Hydrological services -- 11.3.1.Flood abatement -- 11.3.2.Water quality -- 11.3.3.Water storage and diversion -- 11.4.Economic services -- 11.4.1.Extractive industries -- 11.4.2.Pearl production -- 11.4.3.Services industries -- 11.5.Wetland valuations -- 11.5.1.Why value wetlands? -- 11.5.2.Property regimes and externalities in wetland use and valuations -- 11.5.3.How to value wetlands? -- 11.6.Summary -- 12.Conservation and management: Wetland planning and practices -- 12.1.The conservation movement -- 12.2.Wetland resource management -- 12.3.Wetland management plans -- 12.4.Wetland management practices -- 12.4.1.Terrestrial and hydrologic-based strategies -- 12.4.2.Biological and chemical strategies -- 12.4.3.Socio-economic strategies -- 12.5.Summary -- 13.Wetland restoration, enhancement and creation -- 13.1.Introduction -- 13.2.Terminology -- 13.3.Wetland restoration, enhancement and creation design principles -- 13.4.Restoration and enhancement considerations -- 13.5.Approaches to wetland restoration and enhancement -- 13.5.1.Active approaches -- 13.5.2.Passive and hybrid approaches -- 13.6.Artificial treatment wetlands -- 13.7.Contaminated mine-water treatment -- 13.8.Summary -- 14.Wetlands governance and public policy -- 14.1.Wetlands governance and policy -- 14.2.International wetland policy -- 14.3.Wetland policy in the developed world -- 14.3.1.United States -- 14.3.2.Canada -- 14.3.3.Western Europe -- 14.3.4.Central Europe -- 14.3.5.Commonwealth of Independent States -- 14.3.6.Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica -- 14.4.National wetland policy in the developing world -- 14.5.Shared wetlands -- 14.6.Summary -- Part V -- 15.Low-la |