Wetlands: Monitoring, Modelling And Management (balkema: Proceedings And Monographs In Engineering, Water And Earth Sciences)
by Tomasz Okruszko /
2007 / English / PDF
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Wetlands are complex and dynamic ecological systems incorporating
two important, inter-linked components: hydrology and vegetation.
Modelling wetland components and processes reveals the nature of
wetland systems and helps to predict the effects of environmental
change. The main goal of much current research is the
construction of a vigorous and spatially-explicit model which
describes the dynamics of wetland vegetation in relation to
environmental variables, including hydrological regimes, sediment
type and nutrient availability. Knowledge about ecological
functions, environmental services and societal values associated
with wetlands has increased rapidly. How to turn this knowledge
into practical benefits for sustainable and integrated wetland
management is a key question. Individual chapters address the
ethics and sociology of wetlands, and the ecology, ecohydrology
and conservation practice of a variety of landscapes and
countries. It will be useful to students, teachers and scientists
involved in wetland research and informative for the staff of
governmental bodies and other organizations engaged in wetland
management.
Wetlands are complex and dynamic ecological systems incorporating
two important, inter-linked components: hydrology and vegetation.
Modelling wetland components and processes reveals the nature of
wetland systems and helps to predict the effects of environmental
change. The main goal of much current research is the
construction of a vigorous and spatially-explicit model which
describes the dynamics of wetland vegetation in relation to
environmental variables, including hydrological regimes, sediment
type and nutrient availability. Knowledge about ecological
functions, environmental services and societal values associated
with wetlands has increased rapidly. How to turn this knowledge
into practical benefits for sustainable and integrated wetland
management is a key question. Individual chapters address the
ethics and sociology of wetlands, and the ecology, ecohydrology
and conservation practice of a variety of landscapes and
countries. It will be useful to students, teachers and scientists
involved in wetland research and informative for the staff of
governmental bodies and other organizations engaged in wetland
management.
