Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; Acknowledgments; 1. Wetlands: an overview; 2. Flooding; 3. Fertility; 4. Disturbance; 5. Competition; 6. Herbivory; 7. Burial; 8. Other factors; 9. Diversity; 10. Zonation: shorelines as a prism; 11. Services and functions; 12. Research: paths forward; 13. Restoration; 14. Conservation and management; Index.
Richly illustrated and packed with numerous examples, this unique global perspective introduces wetland ecology from basic principles to advanced applications.
Paul A. Keddy, the first holder of the Schlieder Endowed Chair for Environmental Studies at Southeastern Louisiana University, has conducted wetland research as a professor of ecology for 35 years. He has published more than 100 scholarly papers on plant ecology and wetlands, as well as serving organizations such as NSF, NSERC, World Wildlife Fund and The Nature Conservancy. His first edition of Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation won the Society of Wetland Scientists' Merit Award.
'The first edition of this book is well known to wetland scientists
and students and is a much-loved textbook. This new edition will
also not disappoint, it is reorganised but retains a refreshingly
relaxed … and immensely clear style of writing while putting over
complex ideas … an excellent read and an essential tome on any
wetland scientist's or student's bookshelf.' Freshwater Biology
'… [this] was the first time that [I've] read an academic book and
I could recognize the voice of the author. It wasn't another
neutral and empty of spirit academic book! It was like a dialog
with an old friend … about something that both love …' Juan Calvo
Cubero, Ph.D. student, East Carolina University
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