Fundamentals of Tropical Freshwater Wetlands: From Ecology to Conservation Management, Dalu Tatenda, Wasserman Ryan J.
Автор: Giblett Rod Название: Wetlands and Western Cultures: Denigration to Conservation ISBN: 1793643458 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781793643452 Издательство: Bloomsbury Рейтинг: Цена: 84150.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: In Wetlands and Western Cultures: Denigration to Conservation, Rod Giblett examines the portrayal of wetlands in Western culture and argues for their conservation.
Автор: A. Sasekumar; Nissim Marshall; D.J. Macintosh Название: Ecology and Conservation of Southeast Asian Marine and Freshwater Environments including Wetlands ISBN: 9401044147 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789401044141 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 139310.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: A major concern among ecologists in and outside the ASEAN region is the degradation of the environment, and the overexploitation of freshwater and marine resources.
Автор: David L. Hawksworth; Alan T. Bull Название: Marine, Freshwater, and Wetlands Biodiversity Conservation ISBN: 9048174368 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789048174362 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 243800.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Marine, coastal and wetland habitats are threatened, through exploitation, and also by climate change, as ocean currents change course, sea levels rise, and rainfall patterns change.
Автор: Karen Denyer, Monica Peters Название: Life in the Shallows: The wetlands of Aotearoa New Zealand ISBN: 0995143129 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780995143128 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 71500.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: Rich and diverse but often unloved, Aotearoas wetlands are the most vulnerable of our ecosystems. Only a tiny fraction of their original extent remains, and we continue to lose this vital habitat. The race is on to discover more about them while we still can. This highly illustrated and absorbing book introduces and explores the wetlands of Aotearoa through the work and experiences of our leading researchers. It also explores the deep cultural and spiritual significance they have for Māori, and the collaboration of mātauranga Māori and western science in continuing to improve our understanding of these special places. Featuring wetlands to visit all around the country, descriptions of the rich bird, insect and plant life that can be found there, and some of the innovative ways we can protect and restore them, Life in the Shallows is a key resource for those who want to explore, understand and care for these precious places. All proceeds from book sales go to the National Wetland Trust to further its wetland advocacy work.
Автор: David L. Hawksworth; Alan T. Bull Название: Marine, Freshwater, and Wetlands Biodiversity Conservation ISBN: 1402057334 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781402057335 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 243800.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Marine, coastal and wetland habitats are threatened, through exploitation, and also by climate change, as ocean currents change course, sea levels rise, and rainfall patterns change.
Автор: J. I. Nirmal Kumar Название: Biodiversity of Tropical Wetlands and Forests ISBN: 1771886072 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781771886079 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 126580.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Biodiversity—the variety of genes, species, and ecosystems—is the basis for long-term ecosystem health and stability. Fifty percent of the world’s biodiversity is inhabited in tropical forests. The world’s biodiversity is diminishing and dwindling before our eyes at an alarming rate day by day. Half of the world’s wetlands have been lost in the past century; 80 percent of grasslands are suffering from soil degradation; and 20 percent of drylands are in danger of becoming deserts. Every minute of the day, 28 hectares of forest are lost the world over. Wetlands and forests are being cleared for urban and industrial development and encroached upon by local people. Because of the irreversibility of species extinction and habitat loss, this rampant depletion of our biodiversity exerts a terrible toll on both the natural and economic world, affecting both current and future generations. It is the need of the hour to preserve and conserve biological diversity of all wetlands, forests and other ecosystems of the world. Seeing the importance of this, the United Nations designated the years 2011–2020 as the "United Nations Decade on Biodiversity." This volume, Biodiversity of Tropical Wetlands and Forests, is the compiled research of Dr. Nirmal Kumar and his team over the last couple of decades on a diverse array of impacts on the biodiversity of tropical wetlands and forests. Divided into two parts, the volume provides valuable information on spatial and temporal fluctuations of phytoplankton, zooplankton, macrophytes, birds, and seaweed biodiversity of important tropical wetlands, including pond, lakes, rivers, mangroves, and estuarine and coastal environments. It looks at their relationships and interactions with various hydro-geochemical nutrients along with limiting factors and quantification of anthropogenic pressures. The second part of this book presents an evaluation of plant and tree biodiversity in relation to soil nutrient content, concentration, nutrient dynamics, ethnobotanical, aesthetic values, resources use patterns, phenology of floral elements, biomass, net primary productivity, carbon storage and greenhouse gas emissions from tropical forests, wildlife sanctuaries, and plantations. Providing a plethora of valuable information, the book will be a rich resource for researchers and students in the forestry, life sciences, environmental science, and related areas.
Автор: H. Roggeri Название: Tropical Freshwater Wetlands ISBN: 9048146356 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789048146352 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 204040.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Wetlands could be described as land and water at Tropical wetlands: one and the same time, and as such are very specific on the brink ecosystems. Whatever the reasons, often perceived as obstacles to human development many tropical wetlands still exist and support the and well-being.
Автор: Ab Grootjans, Andre Jansen, Viera Sefferova Stanova Название: Calcareous Mires of Slovakia: Landscape Setting, Management and Restoration Prospects ISBN: 9050114415 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789050114417 Издательство: Brill Цена: 73050.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Slovakia is blessed with an abundance of natural beauties, and some of them are quite unique within Europe. Calcareous fens, which are peat and travertine (CaCO3) depositing wetlands are such rare ecosystems and in Slovakia they are located almost exclusively in the Western Carpathian Mountains. Calcareous fens are hot spots of biodiversity and some protected and almost untouched sites are discussed in this book.Such reference area are unique natural archives, and are very suitable for studying their past development and history. An international team of peatland scientists tried to unravel the hydrological and geochemical processes behind the development of calcareous fens and identify the dangers of human interventions in the landscape. The interdisciplinary approach used in these studies include covers historical development, ecology, geology and hydrology.We believe it will be great inspiration for colleagues in other countries to study and understand the hydrological systems, including threatened wetland types and to propose efficient restoration measures.Through 'Calcareous Mires of Slovakia', the authors wish to make a contribution to peatland preservation and more effective conservation.
Автор: Batzer Darold, Boix Dani Название: Invertebrates in Freshwater Wetlands: An International Perspective on Their Ecology ISBN: 3319797123 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319797120 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 149060.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Wetlands are among the world’s most valuable and most threatened habitats, and in these crucially important ecosystems, the invertebrate fauna holds a focal position. Most of the biological diversity in wetlands is found within resident invertebrate assemblages, and those invertebrates are the primary trophic link between lower plants and higher vertebrates (e.g. amphibians, fish, and birds). As such, most scientists, managers, consultants, and students who work in the world’s wetlands should become better informed about the invertebrate components in their habitats of interest. Our book serves to fill this need by assembling the world’s most prominent ecologists working on freshwater wetland invertebrates, and having them provide authoritative perspectives on each the world’s most important freshwater wetland types. The initial chapter of the book provides a primer on freshwater wetland invertebrates, including how they are uniquely adapted for life in wetland environments and how they contribute to important ecological functions in wetland ecosystems. The next 15 chapters deal with invertebrates in the major wetlands across the globe (rock pools, alpine ponds, temperate temporary ponds, Mediterranean temporary ponds, turloughs, peatlands, permanent marshes, Great Lakes marshes, Everglades, springs, beaver ponds, temperate floodplains, neotropical floodplains, created wetlands, waterfowl marshes), each chapter written by groups of prominent scientists intimately knowledgeable about the individual wetland types. Each chapter reviews the relevant literature, provides a synthesis of the most important ecological controls on the resident invertebrate fauna, and highlights important conservation concerns. The final chapter synthesizes the 15 habitat-based chapters, providing a macroscopic perspective on natural variation of invertebrate assemblage structure across the world’s wetlands and a paradigm for understanding how global variation and environmental factors shape wetland invertebrate communities.
Автор: William H. Conner; Thomas W. Doyle; Ken W. Krauss Название: Ecology of Tidal Freshwater Forested Wetlands of the Southeastern United States ISBN: 9048172829 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789048172825 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 287890.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book draws together the latest findings on the hydrological processes, community organization, and stress physiology of freshwater, tidally influenced land-margin forests of the southeastern United States.
Автор: Abdelkrim Ben Salem, Ahmed Karmaoui, Laila Rhazi Название: Wetland Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, and the Impact of Climate Change ISBN: 1799892905 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781799892908 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 194970.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Presents innovative concepts, methodologies, tools, and applications for ecosystem service valuation, wetland biodiversity conservation, fresh water supply, agricultural production, food security, wetland management, and its impact on biodiversity.
In the name of agriculture, urban growth, and disease control, humans have drained, filled, or otherwise destroyed nearly 87 percent of the world’s wetlands over the past three centuries. Unintended consequences include biodiversity loss, poor water quality, and the erosion of cultural sites, and only in the past few decades have wetlands been widely recognized as worth preserving. Emily O’Gorman asks, What has counted as a wetland, for whom, and with what consequences?
Using the Murray-Darling Basin—a massive river system in eastern Australia that includes over 30,000 wetland areas—as a case study and drawing on archival research and original interviews, O’Gorman examines how people and animals have shaped wetlands from the late nineteenth century to today. She illuminates deeper dynamics by relating how Aboriginal peoples acted then and now as custodians of the landscape, despite the policies of the Australian government; how the movements of water birds affected farmers; and how mosquitoes have defied efforts to fully understand, let alone control, them. Situating the region’s history within global environmental humanities conversations, O’Gorman argues that we need to understand wetlands as socioecological landscapes in order to create new kinds of relationships with and futures for these places.
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