Wetlands

The single most important book on wetlands, newly expanded and updated Wetlands is the definitive guide to this fragile ecosystem, providing the most comprehensive coverage and in-depth information available in print. Recently updated and expanded, this latest edition contains brand new information on Wetland Ecosystem Services and an updated discussion on Wetland, Carbon, and Climate Change and Wetland Creation and Restoration. Due to popular demand, the authors have brought back five streamlined chapters on wetland ecosystems that had been removed from previous editions, and p.

Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright ; Contents ; Preface ; Part I Introduction; Chapter 1 Wetlands: Human Use and Science ; Human History and Wetlands; Literary References to Wetlands; Wetland Science and Wetland Scientists; Wetland Managers and Wetland Management; Chapter 2 Wetland Definitions ; Wetlands in the Landscape; Wetland Common Terms; Formal Wetland Definitions; Legal Definitions; Choice of a Definition.

Chapter 3 Wetlands of the World The Global Extent of Wetlands; Regional Wetlands of the World; Part II The Wetland Environment ; Chapter 4 Wetland Hydrology ; Importance of Hydrology in Wetlands; Wetland Hydroperiod; Wetland Water Budget; Precipitation; Surface Flow; Groundwater; Evapotranspiration; Tides; Seiches; Effects of Hydrology on Wetland Function; Techniques for Wetland Hydrology Studies; Chapter 5 Wetland Soils ; Types and Definitions.

Organic Wetland SoilMineral Wetland Soil; Reduction/Oxidation in Wetland Soil; Chapter 6 Wetland Biogeochemistry ; The Nitrogen Cycle; Iron and Manganese Transformations; The Sulfur Cycle; The Carbon Cycle; The Phosphorus Cycle; Water Chemistry; Nutrient Budgets of Wetlands; Chapter 7 Wetland Vegetation and Succession ; Vascular Pla…