Applied Wetlands Science and Technology

Zusatztext "?provides an excellent overview of wetlands science! protection! management! and education. It would serve as a useful book for students! teachers! and professionals involved in wetlands use! protection! and management."-Edith A. Cecil! Concurrent Technologies Corporation Informationen zum Autor Donald M. Kent Klappentext "provides an excellent overview of wetlands science, protection, management, and education. It would serve as a useful book for students, teachers, and professionals involved in wetlands use, protection, and management."-Edith A. Cecil, Director, International Office, Concurrent Technologies Corporation Written by wetland professionals, this indispensable guide furnishes extensive information on how wetlands function, how they can be protected, and how they can be managed. Recognizing that each and every situation is unique and requires specific solutions, Applied Wetlands Science and Technology, Second Edition focuses on providing guidelines for effective decision making. Zusammenfassung Presents the fundamentals for delineating, identifying, and regulating wetlands. This book covers functions and values, ecological assessments, and how to minimize negative impacts. It presents essential information on wetland creation, enhancement, restoration, and monitoring. It focuses on providing guidelines for effective decision making. Inhaltsverzeichnis Definition and Classification and U.S. Regulation. Wetland Identification and Delineation. Evaluating Wetlands and Values. Ecological Risk Assessment of Wetlands. Avoiding and Minimizing Impacts to Wetlands. Propagation of Wetland Plants. Wetland Enhancement, Restoration, and Creation. Wetland Mitigation Banking. Monitoring Wetlands. Wetlands for Water Treatment. Design and Management of Wetlands for Wildlife. Coastal Marsh Management. Watershed Management. Managing Global Wetlands. Wetlands Education.

Product details

• Authors: Donald M. Kent, G. A. O'Connor
• Assisted by: Donald M. Kent (Editor), Kent Donald M. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.08.2000
• EAN: 9781566703598
• ISBN: 978-1-56670-359-8
• No. of pages: 466
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; NATURE / Natural Resources, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Lakes, Ponds & Swamps, Applied ecology, Environmental Management, Conservation of the environment, Biogeography, Wetlands, Swamps, Fens