Download or read book Alberta s Wetlands written by Arlene J. Kwasniak and published by . This book was released on 2016-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alberta s Wetlands written by Robyn Grai Usher and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of a series of discussion papers developed to provide background information for drafting a conversation strategy for Alberta. This paper demonstrates the importance of wetlands by first defining the nature, location and benefits of wetland functions and then describing the current activities of the various sectors of the society and economy that contribute to wetland loss. The paper also attempts to further the goal of achieving sustainable use of the wetlands by surveying existing wetland evaluation techniques and the main legislative regimes that affect wetlands. Recommendations are included.
Download or read book Alberta s Wetlands written by Darcy M. Tkachuk and published by Calgary : Canadian Institute of Resources Law = Institut canadien du droit des ressources. This book was released on 1993 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alberta s Peatlands and Non settled Area Wetlands written by Alberta Water Resources Commission and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Report providing a summary of information about peatlands in the province, and slough/marsh wetlands in the Non-settled Area as well as policy recommendations concerning wetland management in Alberta.
Download or read book The World s Largest Wetlands written by Lauchlan H. Fraser and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-06-10 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experts share their understanding of the ecology of large wetlands, their significance and their conservation.
Download or read book Wetland and Stream Rapid Assessments written by John Dorney and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wetland and Stream Rapid Assessments: Development, Validation, and Application describes the scientific and environmental policy background for rapid wetland and stream assessments, how such assessment methods are developed and statistically verified, and how they can be used in environmental decision-making—including wetland and stream permitting. In addition, it provides several case studies of method development and use in various parts of the world. Readers will find guidance on developing and testing such methods, along with examples of how these methods have been used in various programs across North America. Rapid wetland and stream functional assessments are becoming frequently used methods in federal, state and local environmental permitting programs in North America. Many governments are interested in developing new methods or improving existing methods for their own jurisdictions. This book provides an ideal guide to these initiatives. - Offers guidance for the use and evaluation of rapid assessments to developers and users of these methods, as well as students of wetland and stream quality - Contains contributions from sources who are successful in academia, industry and government, bringing credibility and relevance to the content - Includes a statistically-based approach to testing the validity of the rapid method, which is very important to the usefulness and defensibility of assessment methods
Download or read book Wetlands of North America written by William A. Niering and published by Legacy Words. This book was released on 1991 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Limnology and Aquatic Birds written by Alan R. Hanson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-03-20 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long-term population monitoring is an important tool in our investigations of the role waterbirds play in their environment. This book is international in scope and presents information on species as diverse as the Common Loon, Harlequin Duck, and Semi-Palmated Sandpiper, and habitat in locations ranging from Iceland to Japan. Papers presented in this volume further our understanding of the important role that limnology plays in determining habitat suitability for waterbirds.
Download or read book Fish Fur Feathers written by Federation of Alberta Naturalists and published by Nature Alberta. This book was released on 2005 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wetlands for the Treatment of Agricultural Drainage Water written by Guangzhi Sun and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2018-10-11 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Wetlands for the Treatment of Agricultural Drainage Water" that was published in Water
Download or read book Impaired Wetlands in a Damaged Landscape written by Kevin P. Timoney and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is a scientific monograph that examines the flora and vegetation of natural mineral wetlands in comparison to mineral wetlands affected by bitumen exploitation. The work is of broad relevance because (a) wetland loss and degradation is a global problem; (b) the continued global increase in fossil fuel exploitation is resulting in widespread damage; and (c) bitumen (tar sands, oil sands) exploitation is a rapidly growing and destructive set of activities. The core of the work is a meta-analysis of 417 vegetation plots. Analyses of change over time and chemical and physical attributes of water and soil are presented for the subset of plots with sufficient data. The purpose of the work is to demonstrate that: (1) There are marked differences between natural and industrially-affected wetlands. (2) Industrially-affected mineral wetlands differ from natural wetlands in their vegetation assemblages, their depressed vegetation and species diversity, and their abundance of exotic weeds. (3) Successful post-bitumen mining wetland reclamation has not been accomplished and may not be attainable within the foreseeable future given the ecological and physical conditions of the industrial wetlands, current reclamation practices, and lax regulatory standards. In regard to government policy and industrial practices, it finds that they are responsible for reclamation failure on a grand scale.
Download or read book The Biology of Aquatic and Wetland Plants written by Gary N. Ervin and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2023-04-26 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aquatic plants play a critically important role in maintaining ecosystem health. They are natural biological filters in freshwater and estuarine wetlands; they contribute to the reproductive success of many organisms, some of which are harvested for food; they assist in flood control; and they are prominent elements in the aesthetics and recreational use of freshwater and estuarine habitats. Despite this globally recognized importance, wetlands have faced and continue to face threats from the encroachment of human activities. The Biology of Aquatic and Wetland Plants is a thorough and up-to-date textbook devoted to these plants and their interactions with the environment. The focus is on botanical diversity from the perspective of evolutionary relationships, emphasizing the role of evolution in shaping adaptations to the aquatic environment. By incorporating recent findings on the phylogeny of green plants, with special emphasis on the angiosperms, the text is broadly useful for courses in plant biology, physiology, and ecology. Additionally, a chapter on population biology and evolutionary ecology complements the evolutionary backdrop of hydrophyte biology by examining the details of speciation and applications of modern genetic approaches to aquatic plant conservation. Key Features • Synthesizes recent and seminal literature on aquatic and wetland plants • Emphasizes evolutionary history as a factor influencing adaptations to the wetland environment • Provides a global perspective on plant diversity and threats facing wetland ecosystems • Highlights research needs in the field of aquatic and wetland plant biology • Includes 280 figures, with more than 300 color photographs, and 41 tables to provide ease of access to important concepts and information
Download or read book Improving Wetlands for Forestry in Alberta written by Graham Robin Hillman and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Treatment Wetlands written by Robert H. Kadlec and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2008-07-22 with total page 1048 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely revised and updated, Treatment Wetlands, Second Edition is still the most comprehensive resource available for the planning, design, and operation of wetland treatment systems. The book addresses the design, construction, and operation of wetlands for water pollution control. It presents the best current procedures for sizing these syste
Download or read book Birdscapes written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wetlands of Canada written by Canada Committee on Ecological (Biophysical) Land Classification. National Wetlands Working Group and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers the influencing factors, distribution, evolution, classification, regionalization and methodologies for study of the wetlands of Canada. Specific chapters are devoted to the arctic, subarctic, boreal, prairies, eastern temperate, Atlantic and Pacific regions as well as the salt marshes of Canada.
Download or read book Swamplands written by Edward Struzik and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world filled with breathtaking beauty, we have often overlooked the elusive magic of certain landscapes. A cloudy river flows into an Arctic wetland where sandhill cranes and muskoxen dwell. Further south, cypress branches hang low over dismal swamps. Places like these-collectively known as swamplands or peatlands-often go unnoticed for their ecological splendor. They are as globally significant as rainforests, yet, because of their reputation as wastelands, they are being systematically drained and degraded. Swamplands celebrates these wild places, as journalist Edward Struzik highlights the unappreciated struggle to save peatlands by scientists, conservationists, and landowners around the world. An ode to peaty landscapes in all their offbeat glory, the book is also a demand for awareness of the myriad threats they face. It inspires us to see the beauty and importance in these least likely of places. Our planet's survival might depend on it.
