Product Description: Creating and Restoring Wetlands: From Theory to Practice describes the challenges and opportunities relating to the restoration of freshwater and estuarine wetlands in natural, agricultural, and urban environments in the coming century...read more

Product Description: English summary: The point of departure for this work is the research into anthologies of German and French writers in the first half of the 20th century. In addition to reading these collections as a form of the literary and cultural canon in a period of transition, this work also seeks to develop the metaphor of a "museum of literature...read more

Product Description: The World of the Salt Marsh is a wide-ranging exploration of the southeastern coast―its natural history, its people and their way of life, and the historic and ongoing threats to its ecological survival.Focusing on areas from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, to Cape Canaveral, Florida, Charles Seabrook examines the ecological importance of the salt marsh, calling it “a biological factory without equal...read more

Product Description: The early 1990's marked an environmental watershed for our countly. Under two federal administrations significant environmental legislative, regulatOly and institutional changes took place which affected our Nation's wetland resources...read more

Product Description: "A magnificent undertaking in historical detective work, or ‘forensic ecology’ in the authors’ words. The book will totally reset our way of envisioning the Everglades."--Peter Stone, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control"Represents a landmark in the study of historical ecology in South Florida...read more

Product Description: Lawyers, Swamps, and Money is an accessible, engaging guide to the complex set of laws governing America's wetlands. After explaining the importance of these critical natural areas, the book examines the evolution of federal law, principally the Clean Water Act, designed to protect them...read more

Product Description: "A sensitive and elegant amble through both a tragedy and an ecosystem. Required reading for anyone trying to understand the Gulf in its entirety." --Paul Greenberg, author of Four Fish             "Brimming with engaging information about a little-known region and leavened with moments of grace...read more

Product Description: Forty-two chapters by international experts from a wide range of disciplines make The Wetlands Handbook the essential tool for those seeking comprehensive understanding of the subject. A departure from more traditional treatises, this text examines freshwater wetland ecosystem science from the fundamentals to issues of management and policy...read more

Praise for Wetlands, Second Edition "This book is the wetlands bible . . . the most wide-ranging [book] on the subject."—Carl Folke, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (Land Use Policy) "The single best combination text and reference book on wetland ecology."—Joseph S. Larson, University of Massachusetts (Journal of Environmental Quality) "First on my list of references to recommend to someone new to wetland policy management or science."—Jay A. Leitch, North Dakota State University (Water Resources Bulletin) "The First Edition of Wetlands became the definitive work for educating wetland scientists and managers across the country. . . . The Second Edition . . . is a wonderful improvement . . . and provides a complete guide to wetland science, use, and utilization."—P. M. Gale, University of Florida (Journal of Environmental Quality) The book every wetland professional needs, now completely revised and updated In many respects, this Third Edition of Wetlands is an entirely new book. While the authoritative coverage of its earlier editions has been retained, an enormous body of new material has been added, and every chapter has been revised to keep pace with rapid growth in scientific knowledge and important innovations in wetland ecology and management. Now in a larger, easier-to-read format, this wetland "bible" offers expanded coverage of everything from the role of crabs in mangrove swamps to the role of wetlands in global climate change. Important features of this new edition include: A greater emphasis (and a new chapter) on wetlands of the world Expanded coverage of Canadian wetlands A new chapter on wetland laws and protection Improved, easy-to-read illustrations, many of them covering new material New chapters on wetland creation and restoration, and treatment wetlands New information and expanded coverage in every chapter The latest information on gaseous emissions from wetlands Updated theories and classifications of salt marshes, peatlands, forested swamps, and riparian ecosystems

Product Description: Previously considered a rare mental condition, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) now appears to be a hidden epidemic with over 6.5 million sufferers. What are the typical characteristics of those with OCD? Which therapies best target specific OCD symptom “clusters?” What medical conditions can cause symptoms similar to OCD? How does OCD present in children and adolescents? What behavioral and/or medication treatments appear most effective for managing OCD symptoms? Get thorough, quick answers to these and other questions, plus easily reference Key OCD assessment measures, including those recommended for children and adolescents, Using exposure and response prevention therapy, The evolving role of genetics in understanding what causes OCD, The impact of cognitive treatments for OCD Chart of medication treatments and their side-effects and Effectiveness of medications vs...read more

Product Description: Due to an awareness of peatlands as a diminishing resource, peatland conservation and rehabilitation has become an important study area. Peatlands and Environmental Change offers a new approach by considering peatlands as a whole ecosystem, and thereby provides a better understanding of the importance and the consequences of the functioning of peatlands...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: Preserving the Pascagoula re-creates one of the more exciting sagas in the history of wilderness preservation--the ultimately successful fight to protect the vast, magnificent, little-known Pascagoula Swamp in southeastern Mississippi...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Rich photographic images fill this visual celebration of one of the nation's greatest waterways and most interesting swamplands, capturing bears, alligators, carpenter frogs, and other exotic creatures, in their natural habitat. (view table of contents)

Product Description: A high-level case-study reference volume, Freshwater Wetlands and their Sustainable Future: Evidence from the Trebon Basin Biosphere Reserve adds to the body of knowledge on how wetlands effect the environment. Using evidence collected from studies on the Trebon Basin biosphere reserve, the book covers the key role of wetlands, ecological consequences of fishpond management, wetlands surrounding an ancient man-made lake, mires in a marginal situation, and future prospects for wetlands...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Describes how California winemaker Sam Sebastiani restored a field on his property to its natural condition, a freshwater marsh, with the help of Ducks Unlimited, creating a ninety-acre preserve that is home to 156 species of birds and other wildlife. (view table of contents)

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Product Description: Salt water is inundating coastal Louisiana, transforming precious wetlands into backwaters of the Gulf of Mexico. Science may hold the key to reversing the problem. But what will the cost be? And will the plan work? These are the quandaries reported in Saving Louisiana? The Battle for Coastal Wetlands...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This book brings together in compact form a broad scientific and sociopolitical view of US wetlands. This primer lays out the science and policy considerations to help in navigating this branch of science that is so central to conservation policy, ecosystem science and wetland regulation...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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