Classification and Inventory of the World’s Wetlands edited by C.M. Finlayson, Arnold van der Valk.

This book brings together, for the first time, information on various wetland classification systems and wetland inventories from around the world, outlining regional, national and local wetland classifications developed in Africa, Australia, Canada, China, Europe, India, South America and the USA....

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Finlayson, C.M (Editor), van der Valk, Arnold (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1995.
Edition:1st ed. 1995.
Series:Advances in Vegetation Science ; 16
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Table of Contents:
  • Editorial
  • Classification and inventory of wetlands: A global overview
  • The current status of European wetland inventories and classifications
  • Classification of boreal mires in Finland and Scandinavia: A review
  • Inventory and classification of wetlands in India
  • Ecological significance and classification of Chinese wetlands
  • Developing wetland inventories in southern Africa: A review
  • A review of wetland inventory and classification in Australia
  • A geomorphic approach to global classification for inland wetlands
  • An evaluation of the first inventory of South American wetlands
  • Canadian wetlands: Environmental gradients and classification
  • US Fish and Wildlife Service 1979 wetland classification: A review
  • The US Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Wetlands Inventory Project
  • EMAP-Wetlands: A sampling design with global application
  • Wetland classification and inventory: A summary.