Download or read book Wading Right In written by Catherine Owen Koning and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where can you find mosses that change landscapes, salamanders with algae in their skin, and carnivorous plants containing whole ecosystems in their furled leaves? Where can you find swamp-trompers, wildlife watchers, marsh managers, and mud-mad scientists? In wetlands, those complex habitats that play such vital ecological roles. In Wading Right In, Catherine Owen Koning and Sharon M. Ashworth take us on a journey into wetlands through stories from the people who wade in the muck. Traveling alongside scientists, explorers, and kids with waders and nets, the authors uncover the inextricably entwined relationships between the water flows, natural chemistry, soils, flora, and fauna of our floodplain forests, fens, bogs, marshes, and mires. Tales of mighty efforts to protect rare orchids, restore salt marshes, and preserve sedge meadows become portals through which we visit major wetland types and discover their secrets, while also learning critical ecological lessons. The United States still loses wetlands at a rate of 13,800 acres per year. Such loss diminishes the water quality of our rivers and lakes, depletes our capacity for flood control, reduces our ability to mitigate climate change, and further impoverishes our biodiversity. Koning and Ashworth's stories captivate the imagination and inspire the emotional and intellectual connections we need to commit to protecting these magical and mysterious places.
Download or read book Wading Into Wetlands written by National Wildlife Federation and published by McGraw-Hill/Contemporary. This book was released on 1997 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes activities and crafts to aid the study of wetlands. For elementary to junior high levels.
Download or read book Wading Into Wetlands written by Judy Braus and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wading Into Wetlands written by and published by Facts On File. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores wetlands through a variety of activities and projects.
Download or read book Wetland Ecology written by Paul A. Keddy and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-07-29 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text provides a synthesis of the existing field of wetland ecology using a few central themes, including key environmental factors that produce wetland community types and some unifying problems such as assembly rules, restoration and conservation.
Download or read book Long legged Wading Birds of the North American Wetlands written by Mark Riegner and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long-Legged Wading Birds Of The North American Wetlands combines Lucian Niemeyer's stunning color photography with Mark Riegner's broad scientific knowledge to produce both a beautiful and informative study of these magnificent birds.
Download or read book Naturescope Wading Into Wetlands written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Nature Scope Wading Into Wetlands written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wading Into Wetlands Nature Scope written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a creative education series dedicated to inspiring in children an understanding and appreciation of the natural world while developing the skills they will need to make responsible decisions about the environment.
Download or read book Ranger Rick s Nature Scope Wading Into Wetlands written by National Wildlife Federation and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the major characteristics of saltwater and freshwater wetlands and why wetlands are valuable to wildlife and people.
Download or read book Wetlands and Western Cultures written by Rod Giblett and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-05-19 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Wetlands and Western Cultures: Denigration to Conservation, Rod Giblett examines the portrayal of wetlands in Western culture and argues for their conservation. Giblett’s analysis of the wetland motif in literature and the arts, including in Beowulf and the writings of Tolkien and Thoreau, demonstrates two approaches to wetlands—their denigration as dead waters or their commendation as living waters with a potent cultural history.
Download or read book Bringing Back the Beaver written by Derek Gow and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2020 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A bold new voice in nature writing, from the front lines of Britain's rewilding movement Bringing Back the Beaver is farmer-turned-ecologist Derek Gow's inspirational and often riotously funny firsthand account of how the movement to rewild the British landscape with beavers has become the single most dramatic and subversive nature conservation act of the modern era. Since the early 1990s - in the face of outright opposition from government, landowning elites and even some conservation professionals - Gow has imported, quarantined and assisted the reestablishment of beavers in waterways across England and Scotland. In addition to detailing the ups and downs of rewilding beavers, Bringing Back the Beaver makes a passionate case as to why the return of one of nature's great problem solvers will be critical as part of a sustainable fix for flooding and future drought, whilst ensuring the creation of essential lifescapes that enable the broadest possible spectrum of Britain's wildlife to thrive"--
Download or read book Swampwalker s Journal written by David M. Carroll and published by Houghton Mifflin. This book was released on 1999 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A genius, a madman, a national treasure" (Annie Dillard) takes readers on a miraculous year-long journey through the wetlands, revealing why they are so important to his life, to ours, to all life on Earth. 50 drawings.
Download or read book Wetlands written by Peter D. Moore and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the wetlands biome, including climate, geology, geography and biodiversity.
Download or read book Life In A Wetland written by Doris Dumrauf and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-09 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning bird photographer Doris Dumrauf highlights wetland wildlife with forty-three stunning color photographs. Young readers will delight in images of wading birds, waterfowl, frogs, insects, and even alligators in their natural habitat.
Download or read book In Search of Swampland written by Ralph W. Tiner and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Search of Swampland introduces readers to the ecology and natural beauty of the wetlands, one of our most important natural resources. It provides an overview of wetland ecology with emphasis on factors important to wetland identification and recognition. Designed for readers with little or no training in wetland science, this heavily illustrated field guide serves as a valuable resource for the scientist or amateur naturalist. (Midwest).
Download or read book Wetland Ecology written by Paul A. Keddy and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-07-29 with total page 894 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richly illustrated and packed with numerous examples, this unique global perspective introduces wetland ecology from basic principles to advanced applications. Thoroughly revised and reorganised, this new edition of this prize-winning textbook begins with underlying causal factors, before moving on to more advanced concepts that add depth and context. Each chapter begins with an explanation of the basic principles covered, illustrated with clear examples. More difficult concepts and exceptions are introduced only once the general principle is well-established. Key principles are now discussed at the beginning of the book, and in order of relative importance, enabling students to understand the most important material without wading through complex theory. New chapters on wetland restoration and wetland services draw upon practical examples from around the world, providing a global context, and a new chapter on research will be particularly relevant to the advanced student planning their own studies.
