Wetlands are complex and dynamic ecological systems incorporating two important, inter-linked components: hydrology and vegetation. This volume highlights current research on the construction of a vigorous and spatially-explicit model, which will describe the dynamics of wetland vegetation in relation to environmental variables, including hydrological regimes, sediment type, and nutrient availability. It features new information on ecological functions, environmental services, and societal values associated with wetlands, highlighting how to turn this knowledge into practical benefits for...

A major reference work providing a comprehensive and functional account of wetlands in the wider global environment, this text features numerous case studies illustrating how ecosystems work and are best utilized, how to measure wetlands effectiveness and address its failures, and methods for wetlands restoration.

Destruction is usually a poor trade-off: well-managed wetlands in Louisiana are producing fortunes in seafood and timber. This book examines the value of swamps and marshes, as well as the threats against them. It takes the reader to some of the world's most bizarre landscapes like the 'inland delta' of the Niger River in drought-stricken Mali.