Impaired wetlands in a damaged landscape : the legacy of bitumen exploitation in Canada /: the legacy of bitumen exploitation in Canada. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Kevin P. Timoney.
• Authors: Timoney, Kevin
• 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.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 218 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 577.680971; Life sciences; Wetland ecology -- Canada; Wetland conservation -- Canada; Bitumen -- Environmental aspects -- Canada; Landscape ecology; Plant Ecology; Environmental management; NATURE -- Ecology; NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Wilderness; SCIENCE -- Environmental Science; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Wetland conservation; Wetland ecology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Technology & Engineering -- Environmental -- General; Plant ecology; Environmental monitoring; Environmental management; Life Sciences; Landscape Ecology; Plant Ecology; Environmental Monitoring/Analysis; Environmental Management; Canada; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319102351; 3319102354
• Related ISBNs: 9783319102344; 3319102346
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed July 8, 2015).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.