Wetlands : ecology, conservation and restoration / Raymundo E. Russo, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Russo, Raymundo E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wetland ecology.

Wetland conservation.

Wetland restoration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (464 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Wetlands are lands where saturation with water is the dominant factor determining the nature of soil development and the types of plant and animal communities living in the soil and on its surface. Wetlands vary widely because of regional and local differences in soils, topography, climate, hydrology, water chemistry, vegetation, and other factors, including human disturbance. Indeed, wetlands are found from the tundra to the tropics and on every continent except Antarctica. This book brings together the latest research in field.

Contents:

Intro

WETLANDS: ECOLOGY, CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION

CONTENTS

PREFACE

TWO ALTERNATIVE MODES FOR DIFFUSE POLLUTION CONTROL BY WETLANDS

REFERENCES

MULTIANGULAR IMAGING OF WETLANDS IN NEW ENGLAND

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

DATA AND METHODOLOGY

RESULTS AND APPLICABILITY OF MVA TO WETLAND STUDIES

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

WETLANDS: WATER "LIVING FILTERS"?

NATURAL WETLANDS

CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS SYSTEMS

MECHANISMS OF POLLUTANTS REMOVAL BY CWS

NEW TRENDS IN CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS

REMOTE SENSING DATA FOR REGIONAL WETLAND MAPPING IN THE UNITED STATES: TRENDS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS

CURRENT US REGIONAL WETLAND MAPPING PROGRAMS

WETLAND HYDROPERIOD: A KEY WETLAND MAPPING PARAMETER

THE POTENTIAL OF DIFFERENT SENSORS FOR WETLAND MAPPING

TRANSFORMING USELESS SWAMPS INTO VALUABLE WETLANDS: EVALUATING AMERICA'S POLICY, 1970-2008

THE CREATION OF A MULTI-FACETED NATIONAL WETLANDS PROTECTION POLICY, 1972-1988

ESCALATING POLITICS CONFLICT OVER WETLANDS, 1988-2008

EVALUATING U.S. WETLANDS POTECTION POLICY

REFORMING U.S. WETLANDS POLICY: SOME MODEST SUGGESTIONS

DYNAMICS OF COASTAL WETLANDS AND LAND USE CHANGES IN THE WATERSHED: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE BIODIVERSITY

LAND USE CHANGES AND THEIR EFFECTS ON HABITATS OF COASTAL WETLANDS

CHANGES IN WANDERING BEETLE ASSEMBLAGES

CHANGES IN BIRD POPULATIONS AND COMMUNITIES

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

PATHOGEN REMOVAL IN CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS

NOMENCLATURE AND ABBREVIATIONS

PATHOGEN REMOVAL IN CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS.

MECHANISMS OF PATHOGEN TREATMENT IN CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS

EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

THE ROLE OF HARVEST AND PLANT DECOMPOSITION IN CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS

ABBREVIATIONS

MATERIAL AND METHODS

RESULTS OF DECOMPOSITION EXPERIMENTS

DISCUSSION

NUTRITION AND TOXICITY OF INORGANIC SUBSTANCES FROM WASTEWATER IN CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS

THE ROLE OF PLANTS IN CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS

PLANT SPECIES USED IN CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS

NUTRITION AND GROWTH OF WETLAND PLANTS

UPTAKE OF NH4-N AND NO3-N BY WETLAND PLANTS

TOXICITY OF NH4-N TO WETLAND PLANTS

EFFECTS OF SULPHUR ON WETLAND PLANT GROWTH

EFFECTS OF HEAVY METALS AND METALLOIDS ON WETLAND PLANT GROWTH

EFFECTS OF SALINITY ON WETLAND PLANT GROWTH

EHANCEMENT OF PLANT TOLERANCE AND TREATMENT PERFORMANCE BY MIXED CULTURE OF PLANT SPECIES

A CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE STUDY OF VEGETATED FLUVIAL LANDSCAPE EVOLUTIONARY TRAJECTORIES

FLUVIAL BIOGEOMORPHIC SUCCESSION: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND

TESTING THE BIOGEOMORPHIC SUCCESSION MODEL AND APPLICATIONS FOR RIVER MANAGEMENT

POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS TO RIVER MANAGEMENT AND REHABILITATION

MACROPHYTE MORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO THE INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT TOXICITY IN A CONSTRUCTED WETLAND

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN

MACROPHYTE TOLERANCE TO CONTAMINANTS

CONTAMINANT ACCUMULATION IN MACROPHYTE TISSUES

MORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE OF MACROPHYTES

PHYTOREMEDIATION PROCESSES FOR WATER AND AIR POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE ASPECTS OF NUTRIENT AND CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVALS

THE ROLE OF WETLANDS.

TREATMENT WETLANDS FOR NUTRIENT REMOVALS

CASE STUDY: CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS IN THE LAKE OF HONGHU PARK, CITY OF SHENZHEN

CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTRATION BY PHYTOREMEDIATION PROCESS

SUMMARY

PHYTOPLANKTON BIOMASS REGULATION IN CONTRASTING ENVIRONMENTAL STATES OF TEMPORARY POOLS

RESULTS

CAN TERN MIGRANTS COEXIST WITH URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND ESTUARINE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES?

METHODS

RECOMMENDATIONS

AGRICULTURAL WETLANDS

DEFINITION OF AGRICULTURAL WETLANDS

AGRICULTURAL WETLANDS IN THE LANDSCAPE

FUTURE RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT OF DITCHES AS AGRICULTURAL WETLANDS

PROFILING COVER CYCLE DYNAMICS FOR PRAIRIE POTHOLE WETLAND LANDSCAPES

WETLAND PROFILES

WETLAND PROFILE DEMONSTRATION

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

INDEX.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60876-354-4

OCLC:

659558302