Wetlands: Functioning, Biodiversity Conservation, and Restoration

Front Matter....Pages I-XXV
Wetland Functioning in Relation to Biodiversity Conservation and Restoration....Pages 1-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
Plant Survival in Wet Environments: Resilience and Escape Mediated by Shoot Systems....Pages 15-36
Center Stage: The Crucial Role of Macrophytes in Regulating Trophic Interactions in Shallow Lake Wetlands....Pages 37-59
Biological Invasions: Concepts to Understand and Predict a Global Threat....Pages 61-90
Front Matter....Pages 91-91
Wetland Conservation and Management: Questions for Science and Society in Applying the Ecosystem Approach....Pages 93-116
Wetlands in the Tidal Freshwater Zone....Pages 117-148
Biodiversity in European Shallow Lakes: a Multilevel-Multifactorial Field Study....Pages 149-167
River Basin Management to Conserve Wetlands and Water Resources....Pages 169-196
Aspects of Adaptive Management of Coastal Wetlands: Case Studies of Processes, Conservation, Restoration, Impacts and Assessment....Pages 197-222
Front Matter....Pages 223-223
Contrasting Approaches to the Restoration of Diverse Vegetation in Herbaceous Wetlands....Pages 225-246
Fen Management and Research Perspectives: An Overview....Pages 247-268
Social Learning in Wetland Development....Pages 269-283
Eco-Hydrological Functioning of the Biebrza Wetlands: Lessons for the Conservation and Restoration of Deteriorated Wetlands....Pages 285-310
Back Matter....Pages 311-318