{"product_id":"the-wetlands-handbook-isbn-9780632052554","title":"The Wetlands Handbook","description":"Forty-two chapters by international experts from a wide range of disciplines make \u003ci\u003eThe Wetlands Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e 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.  \u003cp\u003eIntroductory 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Wetlands Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e will provide an invaluable reference for researchers, managers, policy-makers and students of wetland sciences.\u003c\/p\u003eFeuchtgebiete spielen im weltweiten Ökosystem eine bedeutende Rolle und bedürfen eines zielgerichteten Managements. Internationale Experten erläutern in diesem Referenzwerk, wie diese Gebiete geschützt, am besten genutzt und gegebenenfalls wiederhergestellt werden können.  Preface.  \u003cp\u003eContributors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION I WETLANDS IN THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Changing Wetland Paradigm (\u003ci\u003eEdward Maltby\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Global Distribution, Diversity and Human Alterations of Wetland Resources (\u003ci\u003eDennis F. Whigham\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Biodiversity in Wetlands (\u003ci\u003eBrij Gopal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Peat as an Archive of Atmospheric, Climatic and Environmental Conditions (\u003ci\u003eR. Kelman Wieder, Merritt R. Turetsky and Melanie A. Vile\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION II WETLANDS IN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eHOW DO WETLANDS WORK?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Introduction – The Dynamics of Wetlands (\u003ci\u003eTom Barker and Edward Maltby\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Hydrological Dynamics I: Surface Waters, Flood and Sediment Dynamics (\u003ci\u003eChris Baker, Julian R. Thompson and Matthew Simpson\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Hydrological Dynamics II: Groundwater and Hydrological Connectivity (\u003ci\u003eDave J. Gilvear and Chris Bradley\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Hydrological Dynamics III: Hydro-ecology (\u003ci\u003eAb P. Grootjans and Rudy Van Diggelen\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Biogeochemical Dynamics I: Nitrogen Cycling in Wetlands (\u003ci\u003eJohn R. White and K.R. Reddy\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Biogeochemical Dynamics II: Cycling and Storage of Phosphorus in Wetlands (\u003ci\u003eCurtis J. Richardson and Panchabi Vaithiyanathan\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Biogeochemical Dynamics III: The Critical Role of Carbon in Wetlands (\u003ci\u003eNancy B. Dise\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Wetland Biogeochemical Cycles and their Interactions (\u003ci\u003eJos T.A. Verhoeven\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Ecological Dynamics I: Vegetation as Bioindicator and Dynamic Community (\u003ci\u003eBernard Clément and Michael C.F. Proctor\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Ecological Dynamics II: The Infl uences of Vertebrate Herbivory on Ecological Dynamics in Wetland Ecosystems (\u003ci\u003eIsabel J.J. Van Den Wyngaert and Roland Bobbink\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Ecological Dynamics III: Decomposition in Wetlands (\u003ci\u003eScott D. Bridgham and Gary A. Lamberti\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION III WETLANDS IN THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT: HOW CAN WE UTILISE THE WORK OF WETLANDS?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Introduction – Using Wetland Functioning (\u003ci\u003eTom Barker and Edward MaltbyI0.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Wetlands and Water Resources (\u003ci\u003eMatthew P. McCartney and Michael C. Acreman\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Wetland and Floodplain Soils: Their Characteristics, Management and Future (\u003ci\u003eHadrian F. Cook, Samuel A.F. Bonnett and Leendert J. Pons\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 The Role of Buffer Zones for Agricultural Runoff (\u003ci\u003eMartin S.A. Blackwell, David V. Hogan, Gilles Pinay and Edward Maltby\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Wetlands for Contaminant and Wastewater Treatment (\u003ci\u003eRobert H. Kadlec\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION IV WETLAND ASSESSMENT: HOW CAN WE MEASURE THAT WETLANDS ARE WORKING?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Introduction – Methodologies for Wetland Assessment (\u003ci\u003eJoseph S. Larson\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 The United States HGM (Hydrogeomorphic) Approach (\u003ci\u003eMark M. Brinson\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Development of a European Methodology for the Functional Assessment of Wetlands (\u003ci\u003eEdward Maltby, Tom Barker and Conor Linstead\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Wetlands Assessment in Practice: Development and Application in the United States Regulatory Context (\u003ci\u003eR. Daniel Smith\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Wetland Evaluation in Developing Countries (\u003ci\u003eHenri Roggeri\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Methodologies for Economic Evaluation of Wetlands and Wetland Functioning (\u003ci\u003eR. Kerry Turner, Roy Brouwer and S. Georgiou\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION V WETLAND DYSFUNCTIONING: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WETLANDS DO NOT WORK?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Introduction – How Do Wetlands Fail? (\u003ci\u003eKatherine C. Ewel\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Hydrological Impacts in and around Wetlands (\u003ci\u003eMichael C. Acreman and Matthew P. McCartney\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Biotic Pressures and Their Effects on Wetland Functioning (\u003ci\u003eC. Max Finlayson\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Human Impacts: Farming, Fire, Forestry and Fuel (\u003ci\u003eHans Joosten\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION VI WETLAND RESTORATION: MAKING WETLANDS WORK AGAIN.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Introduction – Re-establishment of Wetland Functioning (\u003ci\u003eEdward Maltby\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Restoration of Wetland Environments: Lessons and Successes (\u003ci\u003eArnold G. van der Valk\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Replumbing Wetlands – Managing Water for the Restoration of Bogs and Fens (\u003ci\u003eRuss P. Money, Bryan D. Wheeler, Andy J. Baird and A. Louise Heathwaitei).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Restoring Wetlands for Wildlife Habitat (\u003ci\u003eDieter Ramseier, Frank Klötzli, Ursula Bollens and Jörg Pfadenhauer\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Wetland Conditions and Requirements for Maintaining Economically Valuable Species: Waterfowl, Furbearers, Fish and Plants (\u003ci\u003eLisette C.M. Ross and Henry R. Murkin\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION VII SUSTAINABLE UTILISATION OF WETLANDS: BALANCING ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING AND HUMAN NEEDS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Introduction – Sustainable Wetlands in a Global Context (\u003ci\u003eTom Barker\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e37 Melaleuca\u003c\/i\u003e Wetlands and Sustainable Development in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam (\u003ci\u003eR.J. Safford, Edward Maltby, Duong Van Ni and Nick P. Branch\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Multiple Use of Wetlands in Eastern Africa (\u003ci\u003eReint Jacob Bakema, Geoffrey W. Howard and Adrian P. Wood\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Deterioration and Rehabilitation of the Lower Danube Wetlands System (\u003ci\u003eAngheluta Vadineanu\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 The Pantanal of Mato Grosso: Linking Ecological Research, Actual Use and Management for Sustainable Development (\u003ci\u003eWolfgang J. Junk, Carolina J. Da Silva, Karl Matthias Wantzen, Catia Nunes da Cunha and Flavia Nogueira\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Wetlands for conservation and recreation use in the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads (\u003ci\u003eTom Barker, Steve Crooks and Johan Schutten\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Everglades and Agriculture in South Florida (\u003ci\u003eRobert H. Kadlec\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 Conclusions: Wetlands for the Future (\u003ci\u003eEdward Maltby and Tom Barker\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \"A colossal achievement ... .It's impossible to do justice to such a work in a few sentences. There are 7 sections, 43 chapters, 72 contributors in all and an index that expands to 51 pages. Hardly a topic this reviewer looked for is not present ... .This book is a must.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of the World Association of Soil and Water Conservation\u003c\/i\u003e, April 2010)  \u003cb\u003eEdward Maltby\u003c\/b\u003e 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.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Barker\u003c\/b\u003e is an ecologist at SWIMMER specialising in catchment relationships with ecosystems, including carbon sequestration and physico-chemical dynamics, particularly in lakes and wetlands.\u003c\/p\u003e  Forty-two chapters by international experts from a wide range of disciplines make \u003ci\u003eThe Wetlands Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e 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.  \u003cp\u003eIntroductory 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Wetlands Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e will provide an invaluable reference for researchers, managers, policy-makers and students of wetland sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990366503141,"sku":"NP9780632052554","price":443.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780632052554.jpg?v=1761787535","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-wetlands-handbook-isbn-9780632052554","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}