Wetland Ecology
Title | Wetland Ecology PDF eBook |
Author | Paul A. Keddy |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 549 |
Release | 2010-07-29 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0521739675 |
This text provides a synthesis of the existing field of wetland ecology using a few central themes, including key environmental factors that produce wetland community types and some unifying problems such as assembly rules, restoration and conservation.
Wetland Habitats of North America
Title | Wetland Habitats of North America PDF eBook |
Author | Darold P. Batzer |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 404 |
Release | 2012-05-22 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0520271645 |
“Wetland Habitats of North America is essential reading for everyone who studies, manages, or visits North American wetlands. It fills an important void in the wetland literature, providing accessible and succinct descriptions of all of the continent’s major wetland types.” Arnold van der Valk, Iowa State University “Batzer and Baldwin have compiled the most comprehensive compendium of North American wetland habitats and their ecology that is presently available—a must for wetland scientists and managers.” Irving A. Mendelssohn, Louisiana State University "If you want to gain a broad understanding of the ecology of North America’s diverse wetlands, Wetland Habitats of North America is the book for you. Darold Batzer and Andrew Baldwin have assembled an impressive group of regional wetland scientists who have produced a virtual encyclopedia to the continent’s wetlands. Reading the book is like a road trip across the Americas with guided tours of major wetland types by local experts. Your first stop will be to coastal wetlands with eight chapters covering tidal wetlands along the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts. Then you’ll travel inland where you can visit any or all of 18 types ranging from bottomland swamps of the Southeast to pothole marshes of the Northern Prairies to montane wetlands of the Rockies to tropical swamps of Central America and desert springs wetlands. All in one book—I’m impressed! Every wetlander should add this book to her or his swampland library. Ralph Tiner, University of Massachusetts–Amherst
Protection of Wetlands
Title | Protection of Wetlands PDF eBook |
Author | Dave Stute |
Publisher | Legislative Reference Bureau |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 1974 |
Genre | Conservation of natural resources |
ISBN |
Wetlands
Title | Wetlands PDF eBook |
Author | Committee on Characterization of Wetlands |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 329 |
Release | 1995-09-20 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0309587220 |
"Wetlands" has become a hot word in the current environmental debate. But what does it signify? In 1991, proposed changes in the legal definities of wetlands stirred controversy and focused attention on the scientific and economic aspects of their management. This volume explores how to define wetlands. The committee--whose members were drawn from academia, government, business, and the environmental community--builds a rational, scientific basis for delineating wetlands in the landscape and offers recommendations for further action. Wetlands also discusses the diverse hydrological and ecological functions of wetlands, and makes recommendations concerning so-called controversial areas such as permafrost wetlands, riparian ecosystems, irregularly flooded sites, and agricultural wetlands. It presents criteria for identifying wetlands and explores the problems of applying those criteria when there are seasonal changes in water levels. This comprehensive and practical volume will be of interest to environmental scientists and advocates, hydrologists, policymakers, regulators, faculty, researchers, and students of environmental studies.
Regulating Wetlands Protection
Title | Regulating Wetlands Protection PDF eBook |
Author | Ronald Keith Gaddie |
Publisher | SUNY Press |
Pages | 180 |
Release | 2000-01-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9780791443507 |
Wetlands are a valuable natural resource, yet over 200,000 acres are destroyed in the United States per year. This book examines whether states should assume the role of protecting wetlands rather than the federal government.
Our National Wetland Heritage
Title | Our National Wetland Heritage PDF eBook |
Author | Jon A. Kusler |
Publisher | |
Pages | 172 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN |
With the increasingly critical need for innovative approaches that accommodate both wetland protection and economic growth, Our National Wetland Heritage: A Protection Guide, 2nd Edition provides concrete information on local wetland resources, how to set your wetland protection policies, new techniques that have come to the forefront since the first edition, and incentive programs that fairly and effectively involve private landowners.
Wetlands : their use and regulation.
Title | Wetlands : their use and regulation. PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | DIANE Publishing |
Pages | 207 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 142892387X |