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008			111115s2012 enkab b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2011943534
020			_a9780199608959
040			_aDLC _cLearning Resource Center _dDLC
042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aQH87.3 _b.V35 2012
082	0	0	_223 _a577.68/V23
084			_aCAS
085	0	0	_aCAS 577.68/V23 _223
100	1		_aValk, Arnoud van der.
245	1	4	_aThe biology of freshwater wetlands / _cArnold G. van der Valk.
250			_a2nd ed.
264			_aOxford ; _aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c©2012.
300			_axiii, 280 p. : _bill.; _c24 cm.
440		0	_aBiology of habitats
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [259]-274) and index.
505			_a 1. Introduction -- 2. Water and soil -- 3. Microorganisms and invertebrates -- 4. Wetland plants and animals -- 5. Spatial and temporal patterns -- 6. Wetland functions -- 7. Invasive species -- 8. Restoration and creation -- 9. Global climate change -- 10. The value and future of wetlands.
520			_a"This concise textbook discusses the universal environmental and biological features of wetland habitats, with an emphasis on wetland plants and animals and their adaptations. It also describes the functional features of wetlands -- primary production, litter decomposition, food webs, and nutrient cycling and their significance locally and globally. The future of wetlands is examined, including the potential threats of global climate change and invasive species, as well as their restoration and creation."--Provided by publisher.
521			_aCOECS
650		0	_aWetlands.
650		0	_aWetland ecology.
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942			_2ddc _cBK
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