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Creating and Restoring Wetlands
From Theory to Practice
This book summarizes the state of our understanding of the field of wetland restoration, both coastal and inland, in the context of ecological theory, with discussions of hydrology, soils, biota, wetland succession, ecosystem development following restoration, along with a variety of case studies that illustrate estuarine and freshwater large-scale restoration.
Christopher Craft (Author)
9780124072329, Elsevier Science
Hardback, published 29 September 2015
358 pages, 25 illustrations
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.5 cm, 0.7 kg
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 (disturbance, dispersal, succession) theory, are described and applied to various activities (restoring hydrology, soils, and biota) that are used to improve the short- and long-term success of wetland restoration projects. Unforeseen problems that hinder restoration efforts and solutions to these problems are discussed in this comprehensive book that contains five sections and 13 chapters that include an introduction describing the defining characteristics of wetland – hydrology, soils, biota, the role of theory in guiding wetland succession, ecosystem development following restoration, and differentiating wetland reclamation, restoration, and creation, restoration of various estuarine and freshwater wetlands, case studies of estuarine and freshwater restoration and large-scale restoration, and finally, the future of wetland restoration.
I. Introduction 1. Background & History 2. Wetlands Defined 3. Ecological Theory & Restoration 4. Consideration of the Landscape 5. Reclamation, Restoration and Creation II. Restoration of Freshwater Wetlands 6. Freshwater Marshes 7. Forested Wetlands 8. Bogs and Other Peatlands III. Restoration of Estuarine Wetlands 9. Saline Tidal Marshes 10. Mangroves 11. Tidal Fresh Marshes IV. From Theory to Practice 12. Case Studies 13. Restoration on a Grand Scale V. The Future of Wetland Restoration
