Applied Wetlands Science and Technology
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Book Description
Applied Wetlands Science and Technology is a comprehensive guide useful to anyone involved with wetland function, protection, and management. It provides the fundamentals for defining and regulating wetlands, as well as identifying and delineating wetlands. Functions and values, ecological assessments, and how to minimize impacts on wetlands are other concepts covered in depth. The book also presents essential background information on wetland enhancement, restoration, creation, and monitoring. A section on water quality renovation addresses constructing wetlands for treating wastewater, stormwater, and acid mine drainage. Selected management topics include designing and managing wetlands for wildlife, managing coastal marshes, and wetlands education. Applied Wetlands Science and Technology is an indispensable volume for environmental consultants, wetland regulators, land planners, landscape architects, wildlife managers, environmental engineers, conservationists, and environmental educators.
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Provides the fundamentals for delineating, identifying, and regulating wetlands. Written by wetland professionals, this indispensable guide furnishes extensive information on how wetlands function, how they can be protected, and how they can be managed. Previous edition c1994. DLC: Wetland conservation.
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Applied Wetlands Science and Technology,Donald M. Kent,CRC-Press,087371749X,Ecosystem management,Nature/Ecology,Wetland conservation,Wetlands,Wetlands Conservation,Wetlands Ecology,Science / Environmental Science
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