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

• Autore: Lewis William M., Jr., <1945->
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2020
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (156 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.9180973; 577.68; 578.768
• Soggetto topico: Wetlands; Wetland ecology; Wetland conservation - Government policy - United States
• 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
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Wetlands explained
• ISBN: 0-19-756150-0; 1-280-53065-0; 9786610530656; 0-19-535116-9; 1-4294-0386-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785085803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.