Impaired Wetlands in a Damaged Landscape : The Legacy of Bitumen Exploitation in Canada /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Timoney, Kevin P. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Reclamation Policy and Scientific Context
  • 3. Methods
  • 4. The Vegetation
  • 5. Chemical and Physical Properties of the Wetlands
  • 6. Plant Species Richness and Diversity
  • 7. Are Industrial Wetlands Changing Over Time
  • 8. Differentiating Industrial from Natural Wetlands via Structural and Geographic Attributes
  • 9. The Role of Regulations and Policy in Wetland Loss and Attempts at Reclamation
  • 10. Impaired Wetlands: Further Considerations
  • 11. The Future: Is Regional Environmental Degradation Inevitable?
  • 12. Summary and Conclusions.