Wetland environments [[electronic resource] ] : a global perspective / / James Sandusky Aber, Firooza Pavri, Susan Ward Aber |
Autore | Aber James S |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley Blackwell, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (482 p.) |
Disciplina |
551.417
577.68 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
PavriFirooza
AberSusan Ward |
Soggetto topico |
Wetlands
Wetland ecology |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
9786613904713
1-283-59226-6 1-118-34951-2 1-118-34954-7 1-118-34953-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Wetland environments: A global perspective; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I; 1: Wetland overview; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 How much and where; 1.3 Wetland trends; 1.4 Wetland preservation and protection; 1.5 Wetland science; 1.6 Book approach and outline; 1.7 Summary; 2: Wetland criteria; 2.1 Definitions; 2.2 Water; 2.3 Soil; 2.4 Vegetation; 2.5 Wetland classification; 2.6 Peatland; 2.7 Anthropogenic dimensions of wetlands; 2.8 Summary; 3: Methods in wetland research; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Remote sensing; 3.2.1 Image resolution and interpretability; 3.2.2 Wetland image interpretation
5.3 Hydric soil criteria5.4 Mineral and organic hydric soils; 5.5 Submerged wetland substrates; 5.6 Summary; 6: Wetland vegetation; 6.1 Plant adaptations; 6.1.1 Structural adaptations; 6.1.2 Biochemical adaptations; 6.2 Ecological categories; 6.2.1 Shoreline plants; 6.2.2 Emergent plants; 6.2.3 Floating plants; 6.2.4 Submerged plants; 6.2.5 Plant zonation; 6.3 Indicator categories; 6.4 Plant hardiness zones; 6.5 Invasive plant species; 6.6 Summary; 7: Wetland wildlife; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Wetland invertebrates; 7.2.1 Insects; 7.2.2 Mosquitos; 7.2.3 Corals; 7.3 Wetland vertebrates 7.3.1 Amphibians7.3.2 Reptiles; 7.3.3 Birds; 7.3.4 Mammals; 7.4 Invasive animal species; 7.5 Summary; Part III; 8: Wetland change; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Hydroseral succession; 8.3 Sea-level change and crustal movements; 8.3.1 Glacial eustasy; 8.3.2 Glacial isostasy; 8.3.3 Complicated responses; 8.3.4 Modern sea-level rise; 8.4 Climate change; 8.4.1 Climate basics; 8.4.2 Climate and wetlands; 8.5 Fire; 8.6 Summary; 9: Wetlands through time; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Coal; 9.2.1 Paleozoic coal; 9.2.2 Cretaceous-Tertiary coal and lignite; 9.3 Amber; 9.4 Pleistocene and Holocene wetlands 9.4.1 Nordic region9.4.2 North America; 9.4.3 Tropics and Antarctica; 9.4.4 Holocene climate and early man; 9.5 Summary; 10: Environmental cycles and feedback; 10.1 Biogeochemical cycles; 10.1.1 Wetland elements; 10.1.2 Nitrogen; 10.1.3 Phosphorus, potassium and sulfur; 10.2 Carbon cycle; 10.2.1 Carbon reservoirs; 10.2.2 Carbon balance; 10.2.3 Carbon gases and climatic feedback; 10.3 Fossil fuels; 10.3.1 Fossil-fuel consumption; 10.3.2 Coal mining and acid rain; 10.3.3 Estonian oil shale; 10.4 Human experiment; 10.5 Summary; Part IV; 11: Wetland services, resources and valuation 11.1 Human use of wetland ecosystems |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910208838303321 |
Aber James S | ||
Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley Blackwell, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Wetland environments [[electronic resource] ] : a global perspective / / James Sandusky Aber, Firooza Pavri, Susan Ward Aber |
Autore | Aber James S |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley Blackwell, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (482 p.) |
Disciplina |
551.417
577.68 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
PavriFirooza
AberSusan Ward |
Soggetto topico |
Wetlands
Wetland ecology |
ISBN |
9786613904713
1-283-59226-6 1-118-34951-2 1-118-34954-7 1-118-34953-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Wetland environments: A global perspective; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I; 1: Wetland overview; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 How much and where; 1.3 Wetland trends; 1.4 Wetland preservation and protection; 1.5 Wetland science; 1.6 Book approach and outline; 1.7 Summary; 2: Wetland criteria; 2.1 Definitions; 2.2 Water; 2.3 Soil; 2.4 Vegetation; 2.5 Wetland classification; 2.6 Peatland; 2.7 Anthropogenic dimensions of wetlands; 2.8 Summary; 3: Methods in wetland research; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Remote sensing; 3.2.1 Image resolution and interpretability; 3.2.2 Wetland image interpretation
5.3 Hydric soil criteria5.4 Mineral and organic hydric soils; 5.5 Submerged wetland substrates; 5.6 Summary; 6: Wetland vegetation; 6.1 Plant adaptations; 6.1.1 Structural adaptations; 6.1.2 Biochemical adaptations; 6.2 Ecological categories; 6.2.1 Shoreline plants; 6.2.2 Emergent plants; 6.2.3 Floating plants; 6.2.4 Submerged plants; 6.2.5 Plant zonation; 6.3 Indicator categories; 6.4 Plant hardiness zones; 6.5 Invasive plant species; 6.6 Summary; 7: Wetland wildlife; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Wetland invertebrates; 7.2.1 Insects; 7.2.2 Mosquitos; 7.2.3 Corals; 7.3 Wetland vertebrates 7.3.1 Amphibians7.3.2 Reptiles; 7.3.3 Birds; 7.3.4 Mammals; 7.4 Invasive animal species; 7.5 Summary; Part III; 8: Wetland change; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Hydroseral succession; 8.3 Sea-level change and crustal movements; 8.3.1 Glacial eustasy; 8.3.2 Glacial isostasy; 8.3.3 Complicated responses; 8.3.4 Modern sea-level rise; 8.4 Climate change; 8.4.1 Climate basics; 8.4.2 Climate and wetlands; 8.5 Fire; 8.6 Summary; 9: Wetlands through time; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Coal; 9.2.1 Paleozoic coal; 9.2.2 Cretaceous-Tertiary coal and lignite; 9.3 Amber; 9.4 Pleistocene and Holocene wetlands 9.4.1 Nordic region9.4.2 North America; 9.4.3 Tropics and Antarctica; 9.4.4 Holocene climate and early man; 9.5 Summary; 10: Environmental cycles and feedback; 10.1 Biogeochemical cycles; 10.1.1 Wetland elements; 10.1.2 Nitrogen; 10.1.3 Phosphorus, potassium and sulfur; 10.2 Carbon cycle; 10.2.1 Carbon reservoirs; 10.2.2 Carbon balance; 10.2.3 Carbon gases and climatic feedback; 10.3 Fossil fuels; 10.3.1 Fossil-fuel consumption; 10.3.2 Coal mining and acid rain; 10.3.3 Estonian oil shale; 10.4 Human experiment; 10.5 Summary; Part IV; 11: Wetland services, resources and valuation 11.1 Human use of wetland ecosystems |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830301303321 |
Aber James S | ||
Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley Blackwell, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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