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Habitat conservation : managing the physical environment / edited by A. Warren and J. R. French.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chichester ; New York : John Wiley, [2001].Description: x,356 p. : ill.,maps ; 24cmISBN:
  • 9780471984993
  • 9780471984993
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Contents:
Relations between nature conservation and the physical environment / A. Warren and J.R. French -- Mountain resources and conservation / N. Bayfield -- Valley-side slopes / A. Warren -- Conservation and the river channel environment / N.J. Clifford -- Floodplains / F.M.R. Hughes and S.B. Rood -- Lakes / L. Carvalho and N.J. Anderson -- Freshwater wetlands / J.R. Thompson and C.M. Finlayson -- Physical contexts for saltmarsh conservation / J.R. French and D.J. Reed -- Coastal dunes / S.M. Arens, P.D. Jungerius, and F. van der Meulen -- Climate change and nature conservation / C. Agnew and S. Fennessy -- Sea-level rise / J.R. French and T. Spencer.
Summary: This text discusses how the biological and physical processes interact in habitats, explores the impact of global warming and the rise in sea-level, and includes case studies demonstrating how different habitats can be naturally managed and restored.
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General General ATU Dublin Road General Shelves 639.9 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available J122661

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Relations between nature conservation and the physical environment / A. Warren and J.R. French -- Mountain resources and conservation / N. Bayfield -- Valley-side slopes / A. Warren -- Conservation and the river channel environment / N.J. Clifford -- Floodplains / F.M.R. Hughes and S.B. Rood -- Lakes / L. Carvalho and N.J. Anderson -- Freshwater wetlands / J.R. Thompson and C.M. Finlayson -- Physical contexts for saltmarsh conservation / J.R. French and D.J. Reed -- Coastal dunes / S.M. Arens, P.D. Jungerius, and F. van der Meulen -- Climate change and nature conservation / C. Agnew and S. Fennessy -- Sea-level rise / J.R. French and T. Spencer.

This text discusses how the biological and physical processes interact in habitats, explores the impact of global warming and the rise in sea-level, and includes case studies demonstrating how different habitats can be naturally managed and restored.

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