Wetlands: A Threatened Landscape

By Michael Williams

Book Overview

The purpose of this comprehensive appraisal of the world's wetlands is threefold: firstly to explain the evolution, occurrence and composition of wetlands and their physical and biological dynamics; second, to consider the impact upon them of agriculture, industry, urbanization and recreation; and third to examine what steps are being and should be taken to manage and to preserve them.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0631191992
• ISBN13: 9780631191995
• Release Date: October 1993
• Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 3.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.6" x 9.4"