Marine, Freshwater, and Wetlands Biodiversity Conservation [Hardcover]

Marine, coastal and wetland habitats are threatened, through exploitation, and also by climate change, as ocean currents change course, sea levels rise, and rainfall patterns change. This book gathers papers on the biodiversity conservation of these increasingly threatened habitats. The papers provide a snapshot of the problems they face, and offer numerous examples which render this volume valuable to educators in marine, freshwater and wetlands ecology, conservation and ecological restoration.

Marine, coastal and wetland habitats are threatened, not only through exploitation, but also by the prospect of climate change  as ocean currents change course, sea levels rise, and rainfall patterns change. Even the once-common cod is now under threat from the combined effects of over-fishing and a dramatic change-induced decrease in the plankton that cod larvae feed on. Meanwhile, coral reefs remain especially vulnerable to rapid sea-level changes exacerbated by the effects of tourism and disease.

This book gathers together a wide range of papers reporting on key research into the biodiversity conservation of these critical and increasingly threatened habitats. Collectively these papers provide a snap-shot of the types of problems they are experiencing, and offer a wealth of topical examples which render this volume especially valuable to teachers of courses in marine, freshwater and wetlands ecology, biological conservation and ecological restoration.

Introduction; D.L. Hawksworth. Extinction of fen and bog plants and their habitats in Croatia; J. Topic, Z. Stancic.- Floristic and ecological diversity of Ranunculus aquatic habitats in the sub-Atlantic range: implications for conservation; C. Mony et al.- Testing the higher-taxon approach: a case study of aquatic marcophytes in Chinas northwest arid zone and its implications for conservation; Z. Li et al.- Aquatic plants diversity in arid zones of Northwest China: patló?