Coastal wetlands of the world :
- 出版日期：2014.
- 出版者：Cambridge University Press,
- 页数：xiv, 351 pages, [16] pages of plates :
- 出版地：Cambridge :
- 第一责任说明：David B. Scott, Jennifer Frail-Gauthier and Petra J. Mudie, Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- 尺寸：25 cm
- 分类号：a224
- ISBN：9781107628250 (paperback) :
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02h0063847 20150212150310.0 150126s2014 enkabf frb |001|||eng | 9781107628250 (paperback) : CNY497.25 DLC eng rda DLC YDX ; BTCTA ; UKMGB ; YDXCP ; STF ; CHVBK ; OCLCF ; AGL ; YUS ; YAM ; CNNGL pcc QH541.5.M3 S36 2014 577.68 23 a224 aP343.4 v5 Scott, D. B. Coastal wetlands of the world : geology, ecology, distribution and applications / David B. Scott, Jennifer Frail-Gauthier and Petra J. Mudie, Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014. aCambridge ; ; aNew York : bCambridge University Press, c2014. xiv, 351 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm atext 2rdacontent aunmediated 2rdamedia avolume 2rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 302-338) and index. 1. Introduction : What is covered in this coastal wetlands book? -- 2. Physical aspects : geological, oceanic and climatic conditions -- 3. Zonations and plants : development, stressors and adaptations -- 4. Animals in coastal wetlands : zonation, adaptations and energy flow -- 5. Human intervention causing coastal problems -- 6. Coastal wetlands worldwide : climatic zonation, ecosystems and biogeography -- 7. Examples of North American salt marshes and coastal wetlands -- 8. Examples of South American coastal wetlands -- 9. Africa : selected marsh and mangrove areas -- 10. Europe and Asia : a view of what remains -- 11. Australasia : wetlands of Australia and New Zealand -- 12. Applications in geological monitoring : paleoseismology and paleoclimatology -- 13. Applications in conservation of plant biodiversity and agriculture -- 14. Using mesocosms as a way to study coastal wetlands -- 15. Conclusions and future directions. "Salt marshes and mangrove forests, the intertidal wetlands of the world's coastlines, provide key ecological services to all areas of the globe, and are vital sinks and sources in carbon budgets"-- cProvided by publisher. Wetland ecology. ; Wetland conservation. ; Coasts. ; Coastal ecology. aFrail-Gauthier, Jennifer. ; aMudie, Petra J. aCN b010001 010001 224 Sco8 gljx1501 rCNY497.25