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Informationen zum Autor Edward Maltby is Professor of Wetland Science, Water and Ecosystem Management and Director of the Institute for Sustainable Water, Integrated Management and Ecosystem Research (SWIMMER) at the University of Liverpool, UK. Tom Barker is an ecologist at SWIMMER specialising in catchment relationships with ecosystems, including carbon sequestration and physico-chemical dynamics, particularly in lakes and wetlands. Klappentext Forty-two chapters by international experts from a wide range of disciplines make The Wetlands Handbook the essential tool for those seeking comprehensive understanding of the subject. A departure from more traditional treatises, this text examines freshwater wetland ecosystem science from the fundamentals to issues of management and policy.Introductory chapters address the scope and significance of wetlands globally for communities, culture and biodiversity. Subsequent sections deal with processes underpinning wetland functioning, how wetlands work, their uses and values for humans and nature, their sensitivity to external impacts, and how they may be restored. The text is illustrated by numerous examples, emphasising functional and holistic approaches to wetland management, including case studies on the wise use and rehabilitation of wetlands in farmed, urban, industrial and other damaged environments, highlighting the long-term benefits of multiple use. The Wetlands Handbook will provide an invaluable reference for researchers, managers, policy-makers and students of wetland sciences. Zusammenfassung Forty-two chapters by international experts from a wide range of disciplines make The Wetlands Handbook the essential tool for those seeking comprehensive understanding of the subject. A departure from more traditional treatises, this text examines freshwater wetland ecosystem science from the fundamentals to issues of management and policy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface. Contributors. SECTION I WETLANDS IN THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT. 1 The Changing Wetland Paradigm ( Edward Maltby ). 2 Global Distribution, Diversity and Human Alterations of Wetland Resources ( Dennis F. Whigham ). 3 Biodiversity in Wetlands ( Brij Gopal ). 4 Peat as an Archive of Atmospheric, Climatic and Environmental Conditions ( R. Kelman Wieder, Merritt R. Turetsky and Melanie A. Vile ). SECTION II WETLANDS IN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT: HOW DO WETLANDS WORK? 5 Introduction - The Dynamics of Wetlands ( Tom Barker and Edward Maltby ). 6 Hydrological Dynamics I: Surface Waters, Flood and Sediment Dynamics ( Chris Baker, Julian R. Thompson and Matthew Simpson ). 7 Hydrological Dynamics II: Groundwater and Hydrological Connectivity ( Dave J. Gilvear and Chris Bradley ). 8 Hydrological Dynamics III: Hydro-ecology ( Ab P. Grootjans and Rudy Van Diggelen ). 9 Biogeochemical Dynamics I: Nitrogen Cycling in Wetlands ( John R. White and K.R. Reddy ). 10 Biogeochemical Dynamics II: Cycling and Storage of Phosphorus in Wetlands ( Curtis J. Richardson and Panchabi Vaithiyanathan ). 11 Biogeochemical Dynamics III: The Critical Role of Carbon in Wetlands ( Nancy B. Dise ). 12 Wetland Biogeochemical Cycles and their Interactions ( Jos T.A. Verhoeven ). 13 Ecological Dynamics I: Vegetation as Bioindicator and Dynamic Community ( Bernard Clément and Michael C.F. Proctor ). 14 Ecological Dynamics II: The Infl uences of Vertebrate Herbivory on Ecological Dynamics in Wetland Ecosystems ( Isabel J.J. Van Den Wyngaert and Roland Bobbink ). 15 Ecological Dynamics III: Decomposition in Wetlands ( Scott D. Bridgham and Gary A. Lamberti ). SECTION III WETLANDS IN THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT: HOW CAN WE UTILISE THE WORK OF WETLANDS? 16 Introduction - Using We...
