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Wetlands / William J. Mitsch, James G. Gosselink.
LIBRA QH104 .M57 2000
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mitsch, William J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wetland ecology--United States.
- Wetland ecology.
- Wetlands--United States.
- Wetlands.
- Wetland management--United States.
- Wetland management.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 920 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : John Wiley, [2000]
- Summary:
- Wetlands are ecosystems that help the environment process toxins, thereby maintaining its relative health. Mitsch and Gosselink's Wetlands is "the" professional reference, a longstanding bestseller that continues to set the standard for books on any type of ecosystem.
- Contents:
- Wetlands : human history, use, and science
- Definitions of wetlands
- Wetlands of the world
- Wetlands of North America
- Wetland hydrology
- Wetland biogeochemistry
- Biological adaptations to the wetland environment
- Wetland ecosystem development
- Tidal salt marshes
- Tidal freshwater marshes
- Mangrove swamps
- Freshwater marshes
- Peatlands
- Freshwater swamps
- Riparian ecosystems
- Values and valuation of wetlands
- Human impacts and management of wetlands
- Wetland laws and protection
- Wetland creation and restoration
- Treatment wetlands
- Classification, inventory, and delineation of wetlands.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 785-892) and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 047129232X
- OCLC:
- 44683426
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