The Wetlands Handbook, 2 Volume Set
The Wetlands Handbook, 2 Volume Set

Author: Edward Maltby

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2009-07-23

Total Pages: 800

ISBN-13: 9781444315820

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Forty-two chapters by international experts from a wide range ofdisciplines make The Wetlands Handbook the essential toolfor those seeking comprehensive understanding of the subject. Adeparture from more traditional treatises, this text examinesfreshwater wetland ecosystem science from the fundamentals toissues of management and policy. Introductory chapters address the scope and significance ofwetlands globally for communities, culture and biodiversity.Subsequent sections deal with processes underpinning wetlandfunctioning, how wetlands work, their uses and values for humansand nature, their sensitivity to external impacts, and how they maybe restored. The text is illustrated by numerous examples,emphasising functional and holistic approaches to wetlandmanagement, including case studies on the wise use andrehabilitation of wetlands in farmed, urban, industrial and otherdamaged environments, highlighting the long-term benefits ofmultiple use. The Wetlands Handbook will provide aninvaluable reference for researchers, managers, policy-makers andstudents of wetland sciences.

British Plant Communities
British Plant Communities

Author: J. S. Rodwell

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1998-04-30

Total Pages: 564

ISBN-13: 9780521627191

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The first systematic and comprehensive account of the vegetation types of this country.

Applied Soils and Micromorphology in Archaeology
Applied Soils and Micromorphology in Archaeology

Author: Richard I. Macphail

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 631

ISBN-13: 1107011388

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This book uniquely focuses on all aspects of archaeological soil micromorphology, based upon the authors' joint sixty years of worldwide studies.

Report
Report

Author: Rothamsted Experimental Station

Publisher:

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 928

ISBN-13:

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Reports for 1908-1929 include Supplement to the "Guide to the experimental plots".

Soils in the Urban Environment
Soils in the Urban Environment

Author: Peter Bullock

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2009-05-13

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 1444310593

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Urban areas contain a wide variety of open spaces, yet much of this has evolved under the pressures of human population with minimal management. The last 40 years have seen problems of varying severity begin to appear, including contamination, erosion, acidification and compaction. These problems have brought attention to the importance of the soil cover, the need for better understanding it, and the need for its protection. This book is a review of state-of-the-art science for soil in urban areas. Based on a meeting organized by the Nature Conservancy Council and the British Society of Soil Science, the nine chapters cover soil classification, contamination by waste and metals, physical and biological properties, nutrient provision and cycling, vegetation, and soil storage. The book provides a basis from which to plan future research and development programs.

Soils and Environment
Soils and Environment

Author: Steve Ellis

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-09-26

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 1134915071

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Soils represent the result of a complex set of interacting processes and are an integral component of the environment. Yet soils remain the most undervalued and misused of the Earth's resources. This work examines the fundamental importance of soils. Combining practical analysis and interpretation with a theoretical approach, the authors discuss the properties of soils, debate the environmental factors that influence their development, and address their resulting spatial characteristics on a global scale. Examining the impact of environmental controls on soil formation this book also analyzes the role of soils as components of natural environmental systems, and soil-human interactions. A glossary of terms aids the less scientific reader. Adopting macro and micro-scale, pure and applied, spatial and temporal, and natural and human related approaches, this book offers an understanding of soils within an environmental context. As environmental problems, such as pollution, acidification, erosion and climatic change become matters of greater concern, this work offers an understanding for readers across a spectrum of environmentally-related subjects.