Creating and restoring wetlands : from theory to practice /
This book summarizes the state of our understanding of the field of wetland restoration, both coastal and inland, in the context of ecological theory, with discussions of hydrology, soils, biota, wetland succession, ecosystem development following restoration, along with a variety of case studies th...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam, Netherlands :
Elsevier,
[2016]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part 1. Foundations
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Ecological theory and restoration
- 4. Consideration of the landscape
- Part 2. Restoration of freshwater wetlands
- 5. Inland marshes
- 6. Forested woodlands
- 7. Peatlands
- Part 3. Restoration of estuarine wetlands
- 8. Tidal marshes
- 9. Mangroves
- Part 3. From theory to practice
- 10. Measuring success: performance standards and trajectories of ecosystem development
- 11. Case studies
- 12. Restoration on a grand scale
- 13. Future of wetland restoration.