Wetlands

Wetlands

Gosselink, James G.; Mitsch, William J.

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

09/2007

600

Dura

Inglês

9780471699675

0471699675

15 a 20 dias

1178

This fourth edition of the premier book on wetland ecology and management answers the market's request for a smaller, more streamlined book by moving seven wetland-types chapters to a support website, and integrating the core concepts from these chapters better throughout the book.
Preface. PART 1. INTRODUCTION. 1. Wetlands: Human History, Use, and Science. 2. Wetland Definitions. 3. Wetlands of the World. PART 2. THE WETLAND ENVIRONMENT. 4. Wetland Hydrology. 5. Wetland Biogeochemistry. 6. Biological Adaptations to the Wetland Environment. 7. Wetland Ecosystem Development. 8. Wetland Classification. PART 3. WETLAND MANAGEMENT. 9. Human Impacts and Management of Wetlands. 10. Climate Change and Wetlands. 11. Values and Valuation of Wetlands. 12. Wetland Creation and Restoration. 13. Treatment Wetlands. 14. Wetland Laws and Protection. Appendix A. Wetland Losses by State in the United States. Appendix B. Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. Appendix C. Useful Conversion Factors. Glossary. References. Index.
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