| Edition |
3rd ed. |
| Description |
xiii, 920 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 785-892) and indexes. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Wetland ecology -- United States.
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Wetlands -- United States.
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Wetland management -- United States.
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Ecologie des zones humides
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Zones humides -- Conservation
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Zones humides
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| Added Author |
Gosselink, James G.
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| ISBN |
047129232X (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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