So definitive that the first edition was quoted in Congressional testimony on wetland protection, Wetlands provides an extensive overview of virtually every type of saline and freshwater wetland in North America. The authors cover chemistry, biology, geology, hydrology, geography, management, and preservation of tidal salt marshes and mangrove wetlands; northern peatlands and bogs; freshwater marshes, southern deepwater swamps, and riparian wetlands. New coverage includes the latest principles, approaches, techniques, and design aspects for constructing or restoring wetlands for habitat replacement.

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Product Description: This book contrasts both wetland ecology and wetland management in the Old and New Worlds. The diversity of wetlands covered is extensive, with discussions on many "crown Jewel" wetlands of the world. Examples from the New World include the Pantanal (Brazil), the Paraná River Delta (Argentina), and the Chesapeake Bay (USA), among others...read more

Product Description: This international, interdisciplinary account presents a unified account of ecotechnology--the practice of ecologically sound approaches to engineering. The first section of the book introduces the basic concepts and principles of ecotechnology...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Based on the same fundamental concepts as the first volume, Part B consists of soil pollution, air pollution, noise problems, forest management, and water management problems. For each of these issues, the book gives an overview of the problem and of the important processes, followed by a review of the models generally applied to the problem...read more

Product Description: During the past 10 to 15 years, numerous models have been developed to help solve the increasing problems of environmental management. Until now, however, there has been no single work to provide an overview of the models that are now available...read more