Wetlands

Preface -- Introduction -- Wetlands : human history, use, and science -- Wetland definitions -- Wetlands of the world -- The wetland environment -- Wetland hydrology -- Wetland biogeochemistry -- Biological adaptations to the wetland environment -- Wetland ecosystem development -- Wetland classification -- Wetland management -- Human impacts and management of wetlands -- Climate change and wetlands -- Values and valuation of wetlands -- Wetland creation and restoration -- Treatment wetlands -- Wetland laws and protection -- Appendix A : Wetland losses by state in the United States -- Appendix B : Contracting parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands -- Appendix C : Useful conversion factors -- Glossary -- References -- Index.

Wetlands

Wetlands: Human Use and Science -- Wetland Definitions -- Wetlands of the World -- The Wetland Environment -- Wetland Hydrology -- Wetland Soils -- Wetland Biogeochemistry -- Wetland Vegetation and Succession -- Wetland Ecosystems -- Tidal Marshes -- Mangrove Swamps -- Freshwater Marshes -- Freshwater Swamps and Riparian Ecosystems -- Peatlands -- Traditional Wetland Management -- Wetland Classification -- Human Impacts and Management of Wetlands -- Wetland Laws and Protection -- Ecosystem Services -- Wetland Ecosystem Services -- Wetlands and Climate Change -- Wetland Creation and Restoration -- Wetlands and Water Quality -- Wetland Losses by State in the United States, 1780s-1980s -- Useful Wetland Web Pages -- Useful Conversion Factors -- Glossary -- Index.

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Overview : the exigencies that drive potential causes of action for climate change / State action as political voice in climate change policy : a case of the Minnesota environmental cost valuation regulation / Litigating climate change at the coal mine / Cities, land use, and the global commons : genesis and the urban politics of climate change / Atmospheric trust litigation / The intersection of scale, science, and law in Massachusetts v. EPA / Biodiversity, global warming, and the United States Endangered Species Act : the role of domestic wildlife law in addressing greenhouse gas emissions / An emerging human right to security from climate change : the case against gas flaring in Nigeria / Tort-based climate litigation / Insurance and climate change litigation / The World Heritage Convention & Climate Change : the case for a climate-change mitigation strategy beyond the Kyoto Protocol / The Inuit petition as a bridge beyond dialectics of climate change and indigenous peoples' rights / Bringing climate change claims to the accountability mechanisms of international financial institutions / Potential causes of action for climate change impacts under the United Nations Fish Stock Agreement / Climate change litigation : opening the door to the International Court of Justice / The implications of climate change litigation : litigation for international environmental law-making

Climate change : state of knowledge.

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The state of the nation's ecosystems 2008 : measuring the lands, waters, and living resources of the United States

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