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In discussion with Ramsar's Max Finlayson and Nick Davidson, and several members of the Society of Wetland Scientists, Springer is proposing the development of a new Encyclopedia of Wetlands, a comprehensive resource aimed at supporting the trans- and multidisciplinary research and practice which is inherent to this field. Aware both that wetlands research is on the rise and that researchers and students are often working or learning across several disciplines, we are proposing a readily accessible online and print reference which will be the first port of call on key concepts in wetlands science and management. This easy-to-follow reference will allow multidisciplinary teams and transdisciplinary individuals to look up terms, access further details, read overviews on key issues and navigate to key articles selected by experts.
About the author
Dr. Beth Middleton is a research ecologist with National Wetlands Research Center, United States Geological Survey in Lafayette, Louisiana, where she works on the effects of climate change on baldcypress swamp function. Her work has contributed to the understanding of world wetland restoration and global climate change. Among her books is "Wetland restoration, flood pulsing and disturbance dynamics". She has also written more than 70 peer reviewed journal articles on the function of world wetlands including baldcypress swamps (USA), coastal freshwater and saltmarsh (USA), peatlands (China, Madagascar, USA), floodplain forests (Turkey), and monsoonal wetlands (India and Costa Rica).
