Habitat Conservation Managing the Physical Environment

by Warren, A.; French, J. R.

• ISBN13: 9780471984986
• ISBN10: 0471984981
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-03-30
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

Habitat Conservation examines the relationship between habitat and ecosystem dynamics. Over the last decade scientists have made advances in their understanding of this relationship and this has had major impacts on their approach to nature conservation management. In many habitats conservation management needs to take into account the physical dynamic processes such as the impact of air, soil and water as well as the biological processes. Covering habitats ranging from mountains to floodplains to coastal dunes and rivers this text discusses: * how the biological and physical processes interact in each habitat * explores the current and future impact of global warming and sea-level rise and; * uses case studies to demonstrate how different habitats can be naturally managed and restored. Written by geomorphologists, hydrologists, climatologists and limnologists this is a fundamental text for masters and undergraduate students studying nature conservation, habitat ecology and environmental management. It will also be essential reading for all conservationists, environmental consultants, managers and engineers.

Author Biography

A. Warren and J. R. French are the authors of Habitat Conservation: Managing the Physical Environment, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

List of contributors	vii
Preface	ix
Relations between nature conservation and the physical environment	1	(6)
A. Warren
J. R. French
Mountain resources and conservation	7	(32)
N. Bayfield
Valley-side slopes	39	(28)
A. Warren
Conservation and the river channel environment	67	(38)
N. J. Clifford
Floodplains	105	(18)
F. M. R. Hughes
S. B. Rood
Lakes	123	(24)
L. Carvalho
N. J. Anderson
Freshwater wetlands	147	(32)
J. R. Thompson
C. M. Finlayson
Physical contexts for saltmarsh conservation	179	(50)
J. R. French
D. J. Reed
Coastal dunes	229	(44)
S. M. Arens
P. D. Jungerius
F. van der Meulen
Climate change and nature conservation	273	(32)
C. Agnew
S. Fennessy
Sea-level rise	305	(44)
J. R. French
T. Spencer
Index	349