Wetlands: Functioning, Biodiversity Conservation, and Restoration

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XXV

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2. The influence of vertebrate herbivory on ecological dynamics in wetland ecosystems

   1. Wetland Functioning in Relation to Biodiversity Conservation and Restoration

      • Roland Bobbink, Dennis F. Whigham, Boudewijn Beltman, Jos T. A. Verhoeven

      Pages 1-12

3. Functioning of Plants and Animals in Wetlands

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13

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   2. Plant Survival in Wet Environments: Resilience and Escape Mediated by Shoot Systems

      • Michael B. Jackson

      Pages 15-36

   3. Center Stage: The Crucial Role of Macrophytes in Regulating Trophic Interactions in Shallow Lake Wetlands

      • Romi L. Burks, Gabi Mulderij, Elisabeth Gross, Iwan Jones, Lene Jacobsen, Erik Jeppesen et al.

      Pages 37-59

   4. Biological Invasions: Concepts to Understand and Predict a Global Threat

      • Gerard van der Velde, Sanjeevi Rajagopal, Mirjam Kuyper-Kollenaar, Abraham Bij de Vaate, David W. Thieltges, Hugh J. MacIsaac

      Pages 61-90

4. Conservation and Management of Wetlands

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91

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   2. Wetland Conservation and Management: Questions for Science and Society in Applying the Ecosystem Approach

      • Edward Maltby

      Pages 93-116

   3. Wetlands in the Tidal Freshwater Zone

      • A. Barendregt, D. F. Whigham, P. Meire, A. H. Baldwin, S. Van Damme

      Pages 117-148

   4. Biodiversity in European Shallow Lakes: a Multilevel-Multifactorial Field Study

      • L. De Meester, S. Declerck, J. H. Janse, J. J. Dagevos, R. Portielje, E. Lammens et al.

      Pages 149-167

   5. River Basin Management to Conserve Wetlands and Water Resources

      • Jamie Pittock, Bernhard Lehner, Li Lifeng

      Pages 169-196

   6. Aspects of Adaptive Management of Coastal Wetlands: Case Studies of Processes, Conservation, Restoration, Impacts and Assessment

      • Pat E. R. Dale, Mike B. Dale, Julie Anorov, Jon Knight, Marc C. Minno, Bernie Powell et al.

      Pages 197-222

5. Wetland Restoration and Creation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 223-223

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   2. Contrasting Approaches to the Restoration of Diverse Vegetation in Herbaceous Wetlands

      • Aaron M. Boers, Christin B. Frieswyk, Jos T. A. Verhoeven, Joy B. Zedler

      Pages 225-246

   3. Fen Management and Research Perspectives: An Overview

      • Beth Middleton, Ab Grootjans, Kai Jensen, Harry Olde Venterink, Katalin Margóczi

      Pages 247-268

   4. Social Learning in Wetland Development

      • Erik Van Slobbe, E. Dick Morris, Niels Röling, Reinder Torenbeek, Koen Broker, Hero Heering

      Pages 269-283

   5. Eco-Hydrological Functioning of the Biebrza Wetlands: Lessons for the Conservation and Restoration of Deteriorated Wetlands

      • Martin J. Wassen, Tomasz Okruszko, Ignacy Kardel, Jarek Chormanski, Dorota Swiatek, Waldemar Mioduszewski et al.

      Pages 285-310

6. Back Matter

   Pages 311-318

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The two volumes on “Wetlands as a Natural Resource” in the book series Ecological th Studies (Volumes 190,191) are based on the highlights of the 7 INTECOL International Wetland Conference in Utrecht,25–30 July 2004. This conference brought together about 900 participants from 61 countries,who discussed a very broad range of science-,poli- and management-oriented issues related to wetland ecology and hydrology, wetland conservation and creation, the impact of global change and wetlands as a resource in terms of food,flood protection and water quality enhancement. The participants were from different sectors of society,i. e. ,science and technology (scientists 45%; PhD s- dents 20%),natural resource management (20%) and policy (15%). There were 38 s- posia with invited speakers centered around the nine conference themes. We have given the organizers of these symposia the opportunity to produce one chapter for these books with the integrated content of their symposium. This has resulted in 25 chapters, of which 13 are included in Volume 190 under the heading “Wetlands and Natural Resource Management”and 12 in Volume 191 under the heading “Wetlands: Functi- ing,Biodiversity Conservation,and Restoration”. With these books,we had the aim to summarize the most important recent scientific results in wetland science,their applications in wetland and water resource management and their implications for the development of global,national and regional policies in the perspective of the ever-progressing deterioration of natural wetlands and the major impacts that future climate change will have.

• Biodiversität
• Feuchtgebiete
• Umweltsanierung
• biodiversity
• ecology
• ecosystem
• environment
• environmental restoration
• natural resources
• natürliche Ressourcen
• plankton
• vegetation
• wetland
• wetlands
• Ökologie
• water quality and water pollution

From the reviews:

"The comprehensive book represents a successful mixture of contributions valuable for scientists as well as for decision makers dealing with wetland conservation and restoration. … the book is qualified for both, readers interested in getting a general survey of a specific topic and experts interested in picking up new detailed information. … All in all I recommend this book particularly because … chapters are reviews containing a lot of valuable information. The price is adequate." (Joachim Schrautzer, Phytocoenologia, Vol. 38 (1-2), August, 2008)

• Landscape Ecology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

  Roland Bobbink, Boudewijn Beltman, Jos T. A. Verhoeven

• Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, USA

  Dennis F. Whigham

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