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The Economic and Market Value of America's Coasts and Estuaries: What's At Stake?
by Linwood H. Pendleton,
2009, 152 pages, Coastal Ocean Values Press
The Economic and Market Value Of America's Coasts And Estuaries: What's At Stake examines the current state of what we know about the economic contribution of coasts and estuaries to six major sectors of the U.S. economy: gross state and domestic product, fisheries, energy infrastructure, marine transportation, real estate, and recreation...[Read more] |
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Coal River
by Michael Shnayerson,
2008, 336 pages, Farrar, Straus and Giroux; 1st edition
One of America’s most dramatic environmental battles is unfolding in southern West Virginia. Coal companies are blasting the mountains, decapitating them for coal...[Read more] |
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Handbook of Regenerative Landscape Design (Integrative Studies in Water Management & Land Deve)
by Robert L. France,
2007, 488 pages, CRC Press; 1 edition
This Handbook incorporates ecology, engineering, sociology, and design elements into a new paradigm for environmental restoration and the renewal of urban and cultural sites...[Read more] |
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Big
Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future
by
Jeff Goodell,
2007, 352 pages, Mariner Books
Long dismissed as a relic of a bygone era, coal is back -- with a vengence. Coal is one of the nation's biggest and most influential industries -- Big Coal provides more than half the electricity consumed...[Read more] |
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Science and Conservation of Vernal Pools in Northeastern North America: Ecology and Conservation of Seasonal Wetlands in Northeastern North America
by Aram J. K. Calhoun and Phillip G. DeMaynadier,
2007, 392 pages, CRC Press; 1 edition
Pulling together information from a broad array of sources, this book guides readers through the issues and solutions surrounding seasonal pools...[Read more] |
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Wetland Drainage, Restoration, and Repair
by Thomas R. Biebighauser,
2007, 252 pages, University Press of Kentucky
Wetlands are a vital part of the landscape and ecology of the United States, providing critical habitat for fish and wildlife; yet they are being destroyed at an alarming rate...[Read more] |
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Lost
Mountain
by Erik Reece,
2006, 272 pages, Riverhead Hardcover
A groundbreaking work of literary nonfiction that exposes how
radical strip mining is destroying one of America's most precious
natural resources and the communities that depend...[Read
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Practical
Dictionary of Environmental, Nature Conservation and Land Use
edited by Johann Schreiner and Claus-Peter Hutter,
2003, 556 pages, Medpharm; 1 edition
Defining more than 30,000 terms, this dictionary covers the range
of environmental disciplines from agricultrue to region planning
and wildlife conservation...[Read more] |
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Riparian Areas of the Southwestern United States: Hydrology, Ecology, and Management
edited by Malchus B. Baker, Peter F. Ffolliott, Leonard F. DeBano, and Daniel G. Neary,
2003, 432 pages,
CRC Press; 1 edition
This book offers a holistic overview of the effects of human activity on these fragile but critical ecosystems...[Read more] |
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Understanding Wetlands: Fen, Bog and Marsh
by S. M. Haslam,
2003, 312 pages, CRC Press; 1 edition
Understanding Wetlands explains how wetlands are created naturally and how they sustain themselves. It describes how the flora and fauna of these unique habitats are ideally adapted to their environment...[Read more] |
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Man-Made Closed Ecological Systems
by J.I. Gitelson and G.M. Lisovsky,
2002, 416 pages, CRC Press; 1 edition
This book explores the interactions between humans, microorganisms, and plants in a closed habitat, and the life support systems necessary to maintain habitability over long periods of time...[Read more] |
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Handbook of Water Sensitive Planning and Design (Integrated Studies
in Water Management and Land Development)
edited by Robert L. France, 2002, 699 pages, CRC Press; 1 edition
Design options and planning procedures must
be critically examined to ensure that landscapes are created with
sensitivity to water quality and management issues as well as
overall ecological integrity...[Read
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Freshwater Wetlands and their Sustainable Future: A Case Study of Trebon Basin Biosphere Reserve, Czech Republic)
edited by Jan Kvet, J. Jenik, L. Soukupova,
2001, 524 pages, Informa HealthCare
This is a high-level case-study reference volume on the sustainable future of freshwater wetlands...[Read more] |
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Wetland Plants: Biology and Ecology
by Julie K. Cronk and M. Siobhan Fennessy,
2001, 482 pages, CRC Press; 1 edition
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...[Read more] |
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Wetland Landscape Characterization: GIS, Remote Sensing and Image Analysis
by John G. Lyon
2001, 135 pages, CRC Press; 1 edition
This book was written to assist scientists, engineers, technicians and other resource managers in the evaluation of wetland boundaries and characteristics. Powerful tools - GIS, mapping, remote sensing - are described and demonstrated using practical applications...[Read more] |
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Conservation of Water and Related Land Resources, Third Edition
by Peter E. Black and Brian Fisher,
2000, 536 pages, CRC Press
Completely revised and updated, this book continues to provide an integrated and balanced examination of all the major aspects of water and related resources...[Read more] |
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Wetland
Soils: Genesis, Hydrology, Landscapes, and Classification
edited by J.L. Richardson, M.J. Vepraskas,
2000, 432 pages, CRC Press; 1 edition
Covering wetlands soils from Florida to
Alaska, Wetland Soils: Genesis, Hydrology, Landscapes, and Classification
provides information on all types of hydric soils...[Read
more] |
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Heavy Metals in the Environment: Using Wetlands for Their Removal
edited by Howard T. Odum,
2000, 344 pages
CRC Press; 1 edition
International in scope, Heavy Metals in the Environment: Using Wetlands for Their Removal discusses wetland functions and heavy metal contamination...[Read more] |
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