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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • pt. 1. Introduction
  • 1. Wetlands : human history, use, and science
  • 2. Wetland definitions
  • 3. Wetlands of the world
  • pt. 2. The wetland environment
  • 4. Wetland hydrology
  • 5. Wetland biogeochemistry
  • 6. Biological adaptations to the wetland environment
  • 7. Wetland ecosystem development
  • 8. Wetland classification
  • pt. 3. Wetland management
  • 9. Human impacts and management of wetlands
  • 10. Climate change and wetlands
  • 11. Values and valuation of wetlands
  • 12. Wetland creation and restoration
  • 13. Treatment wetlands
  • 14. 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.