Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation, Edition 3

· Cambridge University Press
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Richly illustrated in colour and packed with examples from every major continent and wetland type, this third edition has been completely rewritten to provide undergraduates with a thoroughly accessible introduction to the basic principles. It divides the world's wetlands into six principal types and presents six major causal environmental factors, arranged by importance and illustrated with clear examples, making it easy for instructors to plan tailored lectures and field trips and avoid overwhelming students with unnecessary detail. It retains its rigor for more advanced students with sections on research methods and experiments, and over a thousand classic and contemporary references. Each chapter ends with questions that review the content covered and encourage further investigation. With expanded sections on topical issues such as sea level rise, eutrophication, facilitation and the latest approaches to restoration and conservation, the new edition of this prize-winning textbook is a vital resource for wetland ecology courses.

About the author

Paul A. Keddy is an independent researcher who was a full professor at the University of Ottawa and then the first holder of the Schlieder Endowed Chair for Environmental Studies at Southeastern Louisiana University. He has published more than 100 scholarly papers on plant ecology and wetlands, as well as serving organizations such as NSF, NSERC, World Wildlife Fund and The Nature Conservancy. His first edition of Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation won the Society of Wetland Scientists' Merit Award. He has won multiple other prizes, most recently a Meritorious Service Medal from the Governor General of Canada. His other Cambridge University Press publications include The World's Largest Wetlands (2005), Plants and Vegetation (2007), Plant Ecology (2017), and A Framework for Community Ecology (2021).

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