Wetlands: Characteristics and Boundaries

by National Research Council, Environment and Resources Commission on Geosciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies

Book Overview

"Wetlands" has become a hot word in the current environmental debate. But what does it signify? In 1991, proposed changes in the legal definities of wetlands stirred controversy and focused attention on the scientific and economic aspects of their management.

This volume explores how to define wetlands. The committee--whose members were drawn from academia, government, business, and the environmental community--builds a rational, scientific...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309051347
• ISBN13: 9780309051347
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"