Overview
- Offers approaches to efficiently manage and wisely use wetlands to promote their sustainable development.
- Discusses both academic and practical aspects
- Presents the highlights of the 10th INTECOL International Wetlands Conference
Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 238)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Wetland Functions and Ecosystem Services
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Wetland Mechanisms, Threats, Conservation and Management
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Ecological Restoration of Wetlands
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About this book
This volume explores major wetland ecosystem services, such as climate cooling and water quality improvement, and discusses the recent wetland conservation and restoration activities in China and neighboring countries. The role of wetlands in either cooling or warming the climate is analyzed as the net balance between carbon sequestration and emissions of methane and nitrous oxide. Wetlands start off having a net warming effect on the climate but in time switch to net cooling. Further, they remove 40% of the N and P from run-off and groundwater flow in agricultural areas, but wetlands need to amount to 10% of the total catchment area to make a difference.
Reflecting on the recent large investment in wetland ecological studies in China and neighboring countries, the book addresses invasive species in coastal wetlands as well as the protection and wise use of tidal flats around the Yellow Sea. It also presents promising regional case studies on wetland restoration. The book is intended for academics, students and practitioners in the field of wetland ecology, management and restoration, as well as consultants and professionals working in conservation, wise use and environmental policy.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Nanjing University
Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu, PR China
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Nanjing University Ecological Research Institute of Changshu
Changshu 215500, Jiangsu, PR China
anshq@nju.edu.cn; 706439952@qq.com
Jos T.A. Verhoeven
Ecology and Biodiversity
Department of Biology
Utrecht University
Padualaan 8
3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
j.t.a.verhoeven@uu.nl
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Wetlands: Ecosystem Services, Restoration and Wise Use
Editors: Shuqing An, Jos T. A. Verhoeven
Series Title: Ecological Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14861-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-14860-7Published: 16 July 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-14863-8Published: 14 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-14861-4Published: 04 July 2019
Series ISSN: 0070-8356
Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 322
Number of Illustrations: 24 b/w illustrations, 80 illustrations in colour
Topics: Ecosystems, Nature Conservation, Biogeosciences, Sustainable Development, Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts