The Biology Of Aquatic And Wetland Plants

Author : Gary N. Ervin
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2023-04-26
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781482232073

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The Biology of Aquatic and Wetland Plants by Gary N. Ervin Pdf

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

Author : Julie K. Cronk,M. Siobhan Fennessy
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781420032925

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Wetland Plants by Julie K. Cronk,M. Siobhan Fennessy Pdf

A detailed account of the biology and ecology of vascular wetland plants and their applications in wetland plant science, Wetland Plants: Biology and Ecology presents a synthesis of wetland plant studies and reviews from biology, physiology, evolution, genetics, community and population ecology, environmental science, and engineering. It provides a thorough discussion of the range of wetland plants adaptations to conditions such as life in water or saturated soils, high salt or high sulfur, as well as low light and low carbon dioxide levels. The authors include the latest research on the development of plant communities in newly restored or created wetlands and on the use of wetland plants as indicators of ecological integrity and of wetland boundaries. Over 140 figures, including over 70 original photographs, allow you to visualize the concepts, 40 tables give you easy access to definitions and data, and international examples provide you with a broad base of information. The growing consensus in wetlands literature and research suggests that methods are needed to assess the ecological health or integrity of wetlands, to set goals for wetland restoration, and to track the status and trends of wetlands. Wetland plants are emerging as important indicators, and becoming an important part of this research. Wetland Plants: Biology and Ecology contains up-to-date information on this increasingly important area in wetlands technology.

Author : Dennis Kalma,Meiyin Wu
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781426958441

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Wetland Plants of the Adirondacks: Herbaceous Plants and Aquatic Plants by Dennis Kalma,Meiyin Wu Pdf

Wetlands are increasingly viewed as valuable resources rather than wastelands and appreciated as reservoirs for species diversity. These two companion volumes provide the naturalist and field worker with complete descriptions and illustrations of 312 plant species found in Adirondack wetlands and sufficient information for the identification of many more. We hope you will take the books along on your next outing and begin to share our fascination with wetland plants.

Author : Arnoud van der Valk
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780199608959

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The Biology of Freshwater Wetlands by Arnoud van der Valk Pdf

A combination of low oxygen levels and dense plant canopies present particular challenges for organisms living in this aquatic habitat.

Author : Donovan Stewart Correll
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:640055064

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Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southwestern United States by Donovan Stewart Correll Pdf

Author : Garrett E. Crow,C. Barre Hellquist
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2006-02-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 0299163342

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Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Northeastern North America, Volume I by Garrett E. Crow,C. Barre Hellquist Pdf

This is by far the best and most comprehensive manual and illustrated guide to native and naturalized vascular plants—ferns, conifers, and flowering plants—growing in aquatic and wetland habitats in northeastern North America, from Newfoundland west to Minnesota and south to Virginia and Missouri. Published in two volumes, this long-awaited work completely revises and greatly expands Norman Fassett’s 1940 classic A Manual of Aquatic Plants, yet retains the features that made Fassett’s book so useful. Features include: * coverage of 1139 plant species, 1186 taxa, 295 genera, 109 families * more than 600 pages of illustrations, and illustrations for more than 90% of the taxa * keys for each species include references to corresponding illustrations * habitat information, geographical ranges, and synonomy * a chapter on nuisance aquatic weeds * glossaries of botanical and habitat terms * a full index for each volume Wetland ecologists, botanists, resource managers, public naturalists, and environmentalists concerned with the preservation of wetland areas, which are increasingly threatened, will welcome this clear, workable, and comprehensive guide.

Author : Donald Les
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2024-01-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1032654619

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Aquatic Plants of North America by Donald Les Pdf

Aquatic Monocotyledons of North America: Ecology, Life History, and Systematics brings together information on the natural history, ecology and systematics of North American aquatic monocotyledons. The book is an overview of the biology of major aquatic species by compiling information from numerous sources that lie scattered among the primary literature, herbarium databases, and other reference sources. Information on more than 300 species in 87 genera of monocotyledons will be included. Recent phylogenetic analyses will be incorporated. Although focusing specifically on North America, the cosmopolitan distribution of many aquatic plants should make this an attractive text to people working virtually anywhere outside of the region as well. Aquatic Dicotyledons of North America: Ecology, Life History, and Systematics brings together a wealth of information on the natural history, ecology, and systematics of North American aquatic plants. Most books on aquatic plants have a taxonomic focus and are intended primarily for identification. Instead, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the biology of major aquatic species by compiling information from numerous sources that lie scattered among the primary literature, herbarium databases, and other reference materials. Included dicotyledon species are those having an obligate (OBL) wetland status, a designation used in the USACE National Wetland Plant List. Recent phylogenetic analyses are incorporated and rationale is provided for interpreting this information with respect to species relationships. This diverse assemblage of information will be useful to a wide range of interests including academic researchers, wildlife managers, students, and virtually anyone interested in the natural history of aquatic and wetland plants. Although focusing specifically on North America, the cosmopolitan distribution of many aquatic plants should make this an attractive text to people working virtually anywhere outside of the region as well. This book is an essential resource for assisting with wetland delineation.

Author : Lyn A. Gettys,William T. Haller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Aquatic weeds
ISBN : 0615326463

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Biology and Control of Aquatic Plants by Lyn A. Gettys,William T. Haller Pdf

Biology and Control of Aquatic Plants: A Best Management Practices Handbook is the fourth edition of a handbook produced by the not for profit Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Foundation (AERF). The mission of the AERF is to support research and development which provides strategies and techniques for the environmentally and scientifically sound management, conservation and restoration of aquatic ecosystems. One way the Foundation accomplishes this mission is by producing this handbook to provide information to the public regarding the benefits of aquatic ecosystem conservation and aquatic plant management. The first, second and third editions of this handbook became some of the most widely consulted references in the aquatic plant management community. This fourth edition has been specifically designed with water resource managers, water management associations, homeowners and customers and operators of aquatic plant management companies and districts in mind. Our goal in preparing this handbook is to provide basic, scientifically sound information to assist decision-makers with their water management questions.

Author : Garrett E. Crow,C. Barre Hellquist
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2006-02-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 0299163342

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Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Northeastern North America, Volume I by Garrett E. Crow,C. Barre Hellquist Pdf

This is by far the best and most comprehensive manual and illustrated guide to native and naturalized vascular plants—ferns, conifers, and flowering plants—growing in aquatic and wetland habitats in northeastern North America, from Newfoundland west to Minnesota and south to Virginia and Missouri. Published in two volumes, this long-awaited work completely revises and greatly expands Norman Fassett’s 1940 classic A Manual of Aquatic Plants, yet retains the features that made Fassett’s book so useful. Features include: * coverage of 1139 plant species, 1186 taxa, 295 genera, 109 families * more than 600 pages of illustrations, and illustrations for more than 90% of the taxa * keys for each species include references to corresponding illustrations * habitat information, geographical ranges, and synonomy * a chapter on nuisance aquatic weeds * glossaries of botanical and habitat terms * a full index for each volume Wetland ecologists, botanists, resource managers, public naturalists, and environmentalists concerned with the preservation of wetland areas, which are increasingly threatened, will welcome this clear, workable, and comprehensive guide.

Author : Robert K. Godfrey,Jean W. Wooten
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 944 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780820342436

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Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States by Robert K. Godfrey,Jean W. Wooten Pdf

This is the long-awaited second volume of Godfrey and Wooten's definitive survey of aquatic and wetland plants of the southeastern United States. It focuses on native and naturalized dicotyledons of the region and provides well-written, concise descriptions and keys for the identification of 1,084 species. A glossary of terms, list of references, separate indexes of common and scientific names, and nearly 400 well-executed drawings complete the volume. The first comprehensive survey of the aquatic and wetland plants of the Southeast, the Godfrey and Wooten volumes will prove invaluable to botanists, ecologists, college students, government agencies involved in land-use management, and nonspecialists interested in the plant life and ecology of the region.

Author : Donovan Stewart Correll,Helen B. Correll
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1804 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Aquatic plants
ISBN : MINN:31951D007521648

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Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southwestern United States by Donovan Stewart Correll,Helen B. Correll Pdf

Author : Cyril Duncan Sculthorpe
Publisher : Balogh Scientific Books
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:49015002797794

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The Biology of Aquatic Vascular Plants by Cyril Duncan Sculthorpe Pdf

Author : Donovan Stewart Correll
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1777 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Aquatic plants
ISBN : OCLC:1148017531

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Aquatic and wetland plants of southwestern United States by Donovan Stewart Correll Pdf

Author : Meiyin Wu,Dennis Kalma
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781426958434

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Wetland Plants of the Adirondacks by Meiyin Wu,Dennis Kalma Pdf

Wetlands are increasingly viewed as valuable resources rather than wastelands and appreciated as reservoirs for species diversity. These two companion volumes provide the naturalist and field worker with complete descriptions and illustrations of 312 plant species found in Adirondack wetlands and sufficient information for the identification of many more. We hope you will take the books along on your next outing and begin to share our fascination with wetland plants.

Author : Heinjo Lahring,University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center
Publisher : University of Regina Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Science
ISBN : 0889771626

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Water and Wetland Plants of the Prairie Provinces by Heinjo Lahring,University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center Pdf

Over 400 species of eater and wetland plants found across Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba are included in this handy field guide designed for use by both amateur and professional botanists. --Back cover.