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ISBN: 041231360X 0412313502 9780412313608 9780412313509 Year: 1989 Publisher: London: Chapman and Hall,

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Plants and vegetation : origins, processes, consequences
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ISBN: 9780521864800 0521864801 9780511812989 0511289081 9780511289088 9780511649165 0511649169 9780511287084 0511287089 9780511291197 0511291191 0511812981 0511573278 9780511573279 1107178525 1282466887 9786612466885 0511645074 0511288409 Year: 2007 Publisher: Cambridge: Cambridge university press,

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Plants make up 99.9 percent of the world's living matter, provide food and shelter, and control the Earth's climate. The study of plant ecology is therefore essential to understanding the biological functions and processes of the biosphere. This vibrant introductory textbook integrates important classical themes with recent ideas, models and data. The book begins with the origin of plants and their role in creating the biosphere as the context for discussing plant functional types and evolutionary patterns. The coverage continues logically through the exploration of causation with chapters, amongst others, on resources, stress, competition, predation, and mutualism. The book concludes with a chapter on conservation, addressing the concern that as many as one-third of all plant species are at risk of extinction. Each chapter is enriched with striking and unusual examples of plants (e.g., stone plants, carnivorous plants) and plant habitats (e.g., isolated tropical tepui, arctic cliffs). Paul Keddy writes in a lively and thought-provoking style which will appeal to students at all levels.


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Wetland ecology : principles and conservation
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ISBN: 9780521519403 9780521739672 9781139223652 1139223658 9780511778179 0511778171 9781139217125 1139217127 0521519403 0521739675 1107207185 1139209167 1280568585 1139221949 9786613598189 1139214055 1139220225 Year: 2010 Publisher: New York: Cambridge university press,

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"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"--


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Plant ecology : origins, processes, consequences
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ISBN: 9781107114234 Year: 2017 Publisher: Cambridge Cambridge University Press

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Causal factors for wetland management and restoration : a concise guide
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ISBN: 9783031217883 Year: 2023 Publisher: Cham, Switzerland : Springer,

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This book presents 12 effective methods to manage wetlands for conservation. It offers a tool box of causal factors that can be used to protect and restore wetlands to enhance biological diversity and other functions. Each causal factor is introduced, briefly explained, and then illuminated with selected examples from around the world. The book provides a prioritized shopping list of methods for protecting and restoring wetlands. The three first and most important causal factors are flooding, fertility, and natural disturbance. Then nine other causal factors are introduced, including herbivory, sedimentation, roads, invasive species, and coarse woody debris. Each causal factor is carefully linked to the scientific literature and explained using the author’s own experience. The same list of 12 causal factors applies around the world—whether you are managing a temperate zone floodplain, a tropical peatland, a freshwater marsh, or a coastal mangrove swamp. Instead of hiring an expensive team of consultants, or pouring through hundreds of scientific papers, here is one concise guide to methods that can be immediately applied to benefit any wetland. Professor Paul Keddy has spent more than 50 years studying wetlands, and writing and lecturing about the environmental factors that control them. He has published more than 150 scholarly papers, and won multiple scientific prizes. His book Wetland Ecology is widely used to teach the principles of wetland science. Causal Factors for Wetland Management: A Concise Guide has a much simpler message: how to protect and enhance wetlands. In this concise guide, he has condensed a lifetime of experience into just 12 principles. The book is aimed at all people who protect or restore wetlands: park managers, wildlife biologists, landscape architects, engineers, environmental consultants, environmental agencies, conservation authorities, and NGOs—as well as landowners and concerned citizens. Causal Factors for Wetland Management: A Concise Guide is essential reading for anyone who cares for wetlands and wild places.

Wetland ecology : principles and conservation
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ISBN: 0521780012 0521783674 Year: 2000 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge university press,

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Causal Factors for Wetland Management and Restoration: A Concise Guide
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ISBN: 9783031217883 9783031217876 9783031217890 9783031217906 Year: 2023 Publisher: Cham Springer International Publishing

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This book presents 12 effective methods to manage wetlands for conservation. It offers a tool box of causal factors that can be used to protect and restore wetlands to enhance biological diversity and other functions. Each causal factor is introduced, briefly explained, and then illuminated with selected examples from around the world. The book provides a prioritized shopping list of methods for protecting and restoring wetlands. The three first and most important causal factors are flooding, fertility, and natural disturbance. Then nine other causal factors are introduced, including herbivory, sedimentation, roads, invasive species, and coarse woody debris. Each causal factor is carefully linked to the scientific literature and explained using the author's own experience. The same list of 12 causal factors applies around the world-whether you are managing a temperate zone floodplain, a tropical peatland, a freshwater marsh, or a coastal mangrove swamp. Instead of hiring an expensive team of consultants, or pouring through hundreds of scientific papers, here is one concise guide to methods that can be immediately applied to benefit any wetland. Professor Paul Keddy has spent more than 50 years studying wetlands, and writing and lecturing about the environmental factors that control them. He has published more than 150 scholarly papers, and won multiple scientific prizes. His book Wetland Ecology is widely used to teach the principles of wetland science. Causal Factors for Wetland Management: A Concise Guide has a much simpler message: how to protect and enhance wetlands. In this concise guide, he has condensed a lifetime of experience into just 12 principles. The book is aimed at all people who protect or restore wetlands: park managers, wildlife biologists, landscape architects, engineers, environmental consultants, environmental agencies, conservation authorities, and NGOs-as well as landowners and concerned citizens. Causal Factors for Wetland Management: A Concise Guide is essential reading for anyone who cares for wetlands and wild places.


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Wetland ecology : principles and conservation
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ISBN: 9781009288637 9781009288644 9781009288675 Year: 2024 Publisher: Cambridge Cambridge University Press

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Ecological assembly rules : perspectives, advances, retreats
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ISBN: 1107117380 1280420650 9786610420650 0511174225 0511040490 0511153910 051132815X 0511542232 051104822X 9780511040498 9780511153914 9780511048227 9780511174223 9780521652353 0521652359 9780511542237 9781280420658 6610420653 9780511328152 9781107117389 0521652359 9780521655330 0521655331 Year: 2001 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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It is over twenty years since Jared Diamond focused attention on the possible existence of assembly rules for communities. Since then there has been a proliferation of studies trying to promote, refute or test the idea that there are sets of constraints (rules) on community formation and maintenance (assembly). This timely volume brings together carefully selected contributions which examine the question of the existence and nature of assembly rules with some rigour and in some detail, using both theoretical and empirical approaches in a variety of systems. The result is a balanced treatment which encompasses a wide range of topics within ecology including competition and coexistence, conservation and biodiversity, niche theory, and biogeography. As such it provides much to interest a broad audience of ecologists, while also making an important contribution to the study of community ecology in particular.

The world's largest wetlands : ecology and conservation
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ISBN: 052183404X 9780521834049 9780511542091 9780521111362 0511114966 9780511114960 0511113862 9780511113864 9780511115516 0511115512 1107149398 9781107149397 1280415614 9781280415616 9786610415618 6610415617 0511199007 9780511199004 0511181906 9780511181900 0511299796 9780511299797 0511542097 0521111366 Year: 2005 Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press,

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During the past century approximately fifty percent of the world's wetlands have been destroyed, largely due to human activities. Increased human population has lead to shrinkage of wetland areas, and data show that as they shrink, their important functions decline. Reduced wetland area causes more flooding in Spring, less available water during drought, greater risk of water pollution, and less food production and reduced carbon storage. Much of the remaining pristine wetland systems are found in the world's largest wetlands, and yet these areas have received surprisingly little scientific research or attention. This volume presents the views of leading experts on each of the world's largest wetland systems. Here, this international team of authors share their understanding of the ecological dynamics of large wetlands and their significance, and emphasise their need of conservation.

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