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Wetlands : characteristics and boundaries

Title
Wetlands : characteristics and boundaries / Committee on Characterization of Wetlands, Water Science and Technology Board, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council.
Publication
Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1995.

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Additional Authors
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Characterization of Wetlands.
Description
xvii, 307 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
Subject
  • Wetlands
  • Wetland ecology
  • Wetland conservation > Government policy > United States
  • wetlands
  • Wetland conservation > Government policy
  • Natuurbehoud
  • Écologie des zones humides
  • Zones humides
  • Conservation des zones humides > Politique publique > États-Unis
  • United States
Genre/Form
Government publications
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction and background -- Ecology of wetland ecosystems -- Wetland definitions: history and scientific bases -- Wetland delineation: past and current practice -- Wetland characterization: water, substrate, and biota -- Especially controversial wetlands -- Regionalization -- Maps, images, and modeling in the assessment of wetlands -- Regulation of wetlands: administrative issues -- Functional assessment of wetlands -- Appendixes -- Soil taxonomy -- Case histories.
ISBN
  • 0309051347
  • 9780309051347
LCCN
95004440
OCLC
  • ocm32781161
  • 32781161
  • SCSB-14353798
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library