Wetlands

Preface vii

About the Companion Website ix

Part I Introduction

1 Wetland History and Science 3

2 Wetland Definitions 22

3 The World's Wetlands 40

Part II The Wetland Environment

4 Wetland Hydrology 105

5 Wetland Soils 157

6 Wetland Biogeochemistry 176

7 Wetland Vegetation and Succession 210

Part III Wetland Ecosystems

8 Coastal Wetlands 251

9 Freshwater Marshes and Swamps 331

10 Peatlands 393

Part IV Wetland Management

11 Wetland Classification and Mapping 435

12 Wetland Laws and Protection 456

13 Wetland Ecosystem Services 478

14 Wetland Creation and Restoration 518

15 Wetlands and Water Quality 566

16 Wetlands and Climate Change 612

Glossary 643

Index 657

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• Limnologia (água doce)

Ecology; aquatic ecosystems; riparian ecosystems; habitat management; biodiversity; conservation; climate change; ecological restoration; wetland restoration; land management; water quality; sustainable impacts; water quality; flood damage