International wetlands : ecology, conservation, and restoration / Jose R. Herrera, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Herrera, Jose R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wetland ecology.

Wetland conservation.

Wetland restoration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (333 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2009.

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 focuses on international wetlands.

Contents:

""International Wetlands: Ecology, Conservation and Restoration""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Wetland Management in Spain: A History of Controversial Conservation""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""A Brief Revision of the Actual Wetland Threats in Spain""; ""The First Case Study: Water Quality Deterioration and the Invasive Aquatic Plant Azolla Filiculoides in Donana National Park (Southern Spain)""; ""The Second Case Study: The Effects of Hydrologic Degradation on Las Tablas De Daimiel National Park (Central Spain)""

""The Third Case Study: Wetland Siltation in Laguna De la Nava (Northern Spain)""""Conclusions""; ""References""; ""Structure and Mechanics of Intermittent Wetland Communities: Bacteria to Anacondas""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Microbial Communities""; ""Cyanobacterial Mats, Algae and Macrophytes""; ""Protists to Invertebrates""; ""Vertebrates""; ""Concluding Remarks and Future Needs""; ""References""; ""Biomass and Productivity of Plant Community in a Rainfed Monsoonal Wetland Ecosystem with Specific Emphasis on its Temporal Variability""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""

""Study Area""""Methods""; ""Results""; ""Discussion""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""References""; ""Catchment Changes Influence the Arrival Pattern of Fishes into a Monsoonal Wetland System""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Study Area""; ""Methods""; ""Results""; ""Discussion""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""References""; ""Metal and Nutrient Removal in a Constructed Wetland for Industrial Wastewater Treatment in Argentina""; ""Abstract""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Design of the Small and Large Scale Constructed Wetlands""; ""3. Wetland Studies""; ""4. Conclusion""; ""References""

""Planktonic Trophic Interactions in a Temperate Shallow Lake from a South American Wetland""""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Methods""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""The Application of Constructed Wetlands for Municipal Wastewater Treatment in East China""; ""Abstract""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Application of Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetland System on Wastewater Treatment of Sihong County""; ""3. Application of Surface Flow Constructed Wetland System on Micro-polluted River in Tengzhou City""; ""References""

""Community Composition, Species Diversity and Population Biomass of the Gaoqiao Mangrove Forest in Southern China""""Abstract""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Materials and Methods""; ""3. Results""; ""4. Discussion""; ""5. Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""References""; ""Wetlands in the Southern Kuril Islands: Origin, Age, Evolution""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Regional Setting""; ""Types, Distribution, Origin and Age of Wetlands""; ""Paleoenvironments and Wetland Evolution""; ""Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""References""

""Bog Ecosystems in the Lower Amur River Basin, Russian Far East""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60876-750-7

OCLC:

923657530