Wetlands: Ecosystem Services, Restoration and Wise Use
Editors: An, Shuqing, Verhoeven, Jos (Eds.)
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- Discusses both academic and practical aspects
- Presents the highlights of the 10th INTECOL International Wetlands Conference
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- About this book
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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.
- About the authors
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Shuqing An
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
- Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Wetland Functions and Ecosystem Services: Implications for Wetland Restoration and Wise Use
Pages 1-10
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Wetlands as Biogeochemical Hotspots Affecting Water Quality in Catchments
Pages 13-37
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Wetland Effects on Global Climate: Mechanisms, Impacts, and Management Recommendations
Pages 39-62
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Wetlands and Forests Regulate Climate via Evapotranspiration
Pages 63-93
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Invasive Plants in Coastal Wetlands: Patterns and Mechanisms
Pages 97-128
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Wetlands: Ecosystem Services, Restoration and Wise Use
- Editors
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- Shuqing An
- Jos Verhoeven
- Series Title
- Ecological Studies
- Series Volume
- 238
- Copyright
- 2019
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-14861-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-14861-4
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-14860-7
- Series ISSN
- 0070-8356
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- VIII, 322
- Number of Illustrations
- 24 b/w illustrations, 80 illustrations in colour
- Topics
