Wetland Ecology
Principles and Conservation

Richly illustrated and packed with numerous examples, this unique global perspective introduces wetland ecology from basic principles to advanced applications.

Paul A. Keddy (Author)

9780521739672, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 29 July 2010

514 pages, 270 b/w illus. 43 colour illus. 52 tables
24.6 x 19 x 2.1 cm, 1.04 kg

'… [this] was the first time that [I've] read an academic book and I could recognize the voice of the author. It wasn't another neutral and empty of spirit academic book! It was like a dialog with an old friend … about something that both love …' Juan Calvo Cubero, Ph.D. student, East Carolina University

Richly illustrated and packed with numerous examples, this unique global perspective introduces wetland ecology from basic principles to advanced applications. Thoroughly revised and reorganised, this new edition of this prize-winning textbook begins with underlying causal factors, before moving on to more advanced concepts that add depth and context. Each chapter begins with an explanation of the basic principles covered, illustrated with clear examples. More difficult concepts and exceptions are introduced only once the general principle is well-established. Key principles are now discussed at the beginning of the book, and in order of relative importance, enabling students to understand the most important material without wading through complex theory. New chapters on wetland restoration and wetland services draw upon practical examples from around the world, providing a global context, and a new chapter on research will be particularly relevant to the advanced student planning their own studies.

Preface to the second edition
Preface to the first edition
Acknowledgments
1. Wetlands: an overview
2. Flooding
3. Fertility
4. Disturbance
5. Competition
6. Herbivory
7. Burial
8. Other factors
9. Diversity
10. Zonation: shorelines as a prism
11. Services and functions
12. Research: paths forward
13. Restoration
14. Conservation and management
Index.

Subject Areas: Environmental science, engineering & technology [TQ], Conservation of the environment [RNK], Applied ecology [RNC], Wetlands, swamps, fens [RGBF], Plant ecology [PSTS]