Maltby / Barker The Wetlands Handbook, 2 Volume Set

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4443-1582-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 800 Seiten, E-Book

Forty-two chapters by international experts from a wide range ofdisciplines make The Wetlands Handbook the essential toolfor those seeking comprehensive understanding of the subject. Adeparture from more traditional treatises, this text examinesfreshwater wetland ecosystem science from the fundamentals toissues of management and policy.

Introductory chapters address the scope and significance ofwetlands globally for communities, culture and biodiversity.Subsequent sections deal with processes underpinning wetlandfunctioning, how wetlands work, their uses and values for humansand nature, their sensitivity to external impacts, and how they maybe restored. The text is illustrated by numerous examples,emphasising functional and holistic approaches to wetlandmanagement, including case studies on the wise use andrehabilitation of wetlands in farmed, urban, industrial and otherdamaged environments, highlighting the long-term benefits ofmultiple use. The Wetlands Handbook will provide aninvaluable reference for researchers, managers, policy-makers andstudents of wetland sciences.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Maltby, Edward

Barker, Tom

Über Autor(innen)

Edward Maltby is Professor of Wetland Science, Water andEcosystem Management and Director of the Institute for SustainableWater, Integrated Management and Ecosystem Research (SWIMMER) atthe University of Liverpool, UK.
Tom Barker is an ecologist at SWIMMER specialising incatchment relationships with ecosystems, including carbonsequestration and physico-chemical dynamics, particularly in lakesand wetlands.