Wetland Habitats
A Practical Guide to Restoration and Management
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Description
Wetland Habitats is a practical and easy to use manual for wetland restoration and conservation of diverse animal species. Covering all the recent work in this field, among other significant issues it discusses making the most of dams and created wetlands; reversing the effects of drainage, grazing, weirs, deteriorating water quality, and associated algal problems; captive breeding and reintroduction; and controlling weeds and vermin.
The book describes a range of potential problems encountered during restoration efforts and approaches to dealing with them, so that readers will be able to make informed decisions about wetlands on their own properties. It also explains how to set realistic targets for wetland restoration as well as longer-term goals for management, and includes colour photographs of diverse wetland habitats and the animals that rely on them.
The examples draw on a wide range of wetland animals including some which aren’t often found in wetlands on private properties, but the primary emphasis is on the ecology, interactions and management of species and other aspects of management that will be of most use to landholders with wetlands in need of rejuvenation.
- Genetics of captive breeding, and why this can only be a short-term emergency measure at best
- Habitat as a mosaic of places, times and interactions between animals
- Setting realistic targets for wetland restoration and longer-term goals for management
- Weeds and vermin – dealing with the worst, and learning to work around what can’t be eradicated
Author Information
Zoologist Nick Romanowski has spent three decades studying the varied roles of aquatic plants as habitat across all of Australia, and his nursery, Dragonfly Aquatics, was the first to specialise in indigenous wetland plants. Nick’s most recent books include Planting Wetlands and Dams, the second edition of this best-selling practical guide, and Sustainable Freshwater Aquaculture.
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