The Biology of Freshwater Wetlands

by Arnold G. Van Der Valk

Book Overview

This introduction to freshwater wetlands describes those abiotic features of wetlands that make them unique as a habitat and examines in detail the adaptations, distributions, and interactions of various organisms (microbes, invertebrates, plants, and vertebrates) that collectively form wetland ecosystems. All kinds of freshwater wetlands are covered including lacustrine, palustrine, riverine and tidal forms. The management, conservation and restoration...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198525400
• ISBN13: 9780198525400
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.1" x 6.1"