Wetlands Explained: Wetland Science, Policy, and Politics in America

by William M. Lewis Jr.

Overview

This book brings together in compact form a broad scientific and sociopolitical view of US wetlands. This primer lays out the science and policy considerations to help in navigating this branch of science that is so central to conservation policy, ecosystem science and wetland regulation. It gives explanations of the attributes, functions and values of our wetlands and shows how and why public attitudes toward wetlands have changed, and the political, legal, and social conflicts that have developed from legislation intended to stem the rapid losses of wetlands. The book describes the role of wetland science in facilitating the evolution of a rational and defensible system for regulating wetlands and will shed light on many of the problems and possibilities facing those who quest to protect and conserve our wetlands.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780190285098
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	10/19/2001
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

University of Colorado

Table of Contents

1.	Where We Are, and How We Got Here	3
2.	What a Wetland Is, and Isn't	27
3.	What Wetlands Do, and How They Do It	41
4.	Water Is as Water Does	65
5.	Mother Earth	81
6.	The Cast of Characters	105
7.	Eye of Newt	119
8.	Once and Future Wetlands	127
	References	135
	Index	143

Editorial Reviews

"[Lewis] has produced a fine book that does an excellend job of explaining what wetlands are and why they should be protected, in a manner that is accessible by non-experts in the field...I highly recommend it..."—Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

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