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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450676903321

Autore

Lewis William M., Jr., <1945->

Titolo

Wetlands explained : wetland science, policy, and politics in America / / William M. Lewis, Jr [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2020

ISBN

0-19-756150-0

1-280-53065-0

9786610530656

0-19-535116-9

1-4294-0386-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (156 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

333.9180973

577.68

578.768

Soggetti

Wetlands

Wetland ecology

Wetland conservation - Government policy - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2001.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1. Where We Are, and How We Got Here; 2. What a Wetland Is, and Isn't; 3. What Wetlands Do, and How They Do It; 4. Water Is as Water Does; 5. Mother Earth; 6. The Cast of Characters; 7. Eye of Newt; 8. Once and Future Wetlands; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W

Sommario/riassunto

Wetland science is a new and rapidly evolving branch of ecosystem science, and wetland regulation is increasingly central to conservation policy. Regulatory initiatives frequently raise unanswered questions, while scientific study supports or calls into question regulatory practice, which occurs in an environment of intense public scrutiny. This primer lays out the science and policy considerations in a format accessible and useful to all who would be involved in wetland ecology, and his book would also serve as a supplementary text for courses on conservation biology, wetlands or environmental policy.