Wetlands: Functioning, Biodiversity Conservation, and Restoration

The influence of vertebrate herbivory on ecological dynamics in wetland ecosystems.- Wetland Functioning in Relation to Biodiversity Conservation and Restoration.- Functioning of Plants and Animals in Wetlands.- Plant Survival in Wet Environments: Resilience and Escape Mediated by Shoot Systems.- Center Stage: The Crucial Role of Macrophytes in Regulating Trophic Interactions in Shallow Lake Wetlands.- Biological Invasions: Concepts to Understand and Predict a Global Threat.- Conservation and Management of Wetlands.- Wetland Conservation and Management: Questions for Science and Society in Applying the Ecosystem Approach.- Wetlands in the Tidal Freshwater Zone.- Biodiversity in European Shallow Lakes: a Multilevel-Multifactorial Field Study.- River Basin Management to Conserve Wetlands and Water Resources.- Aspects of Adaptive Management of Coastal Wetlands: Case Studies of Processes, Conservation, Restoration, Impacts and Assessment.- Wetland Restoration and Creation.- Contrasting Approaches to the Restoration of Diverse Vegetation in Herbaceous Wetlands.- Fen Management and Research Perspectives: An Overview.- Social Learning in Wetland Development.- Eco-Hydrological Functioning of the Biebrza Wetlands: Lessons for the Conservation and Restoration of Deteriorated Wetlands.

From the reviews:

"The comprehensive book represents a successful mixture of contributions valuable for scientists as well as for decision makers dealing with wetland conservation and restoration. ... the book is qualified for both, readers interested in getting a general survey of a specific topic and experts interested in picking up new detailed information. ... All in all I recommend this book particularly because ... chapters are reviews containing a lot of valuable information. The price is adequate." (Joachim Schrautzer, Phytocoenologia, Vol. 38 (1-2), August, 2008)