Creating and restoring wetlands from theory to practice

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. The underpinnings of restoration, driven by ecological (disturb...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Craft, Christopher B. (Author)
Resource Type:	Electronic Resource
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam Elsevier [2016]
Subjects:	Wetland restoration. Wetland conservation. Wetland ecology. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Available for University of the Philippines System via ScienceDirect. Click here to access Also available remotely for University of the Philippines System via ScienceDirect. Click here to access thru EZproxy

Table of Contents:

Part 1. Foundations
1. Introduction
2. Definitions
3. Ecological theory and restoration
4. Consideration of the landscape
Part 2. Restoration of freshwater wetlands
5. Inland marshes
6. Forested woodlands
7. Peatlands
Part 3. Restoration of estuarine wetlands
8. Tidal marshes
9. Mangroves
Part 3. From theory to practice
10. Measuring success: performance standards and trajectories of ecosystem development
11. Case studies
12. Restoration on a grand scale
13. Future of wetland restoration.