Wetlands: Ecosystem Services, Restoration and Wise Use

by Shuqing An

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030148602
• ISBN13: 9783030148607
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"