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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

Who reads The Wetlands Handbook, 2 Volume Set?

Author

Edward Maltby, Tom Barker

Publisher

Blackwell; Wiley-Interscience; Wiley-Blackwell

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9781282371835

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Engineering, Management, Biology