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Environmental Role of Wetlands in Headwaters

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2006

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Editors:
  1. Josef Krecek

    1. Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic

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  2. Martin Haigh

    1. Oxford Brookes University, UK

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  • Sees wetlands in context
  • Considers wetlands in headwater – upland and mountain regions
  • Holistic examination of wetlands in their wider environmental, hydrological and socio-economic contexts – most previous work treated wetlands in isolation
  • Outcome of the ‘Nairobi Declaration for the International Year of Freshwaters’ 2003

Part of the book series: NATO Science Series: IV: (NAIV, volume 63)

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Table of contents (29 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Headwater Wetlands

    • J. Krecek, M. J. Haigh
    Pages 1-6

  3. Mapping Wetlands in European Headwater Areas

    • M. L. Paracchini, J. V. Vogt
    Pages 7-16

  4. The Role of Forest on the Hydrology of Headwater Wetlands

    • Y Fukushima
    Pages 17-47

  5. Role of Grassland Ecosystems in Protection of Forested Wetlands

    • J Krecek, Z Horicka, J Novakova
    Pages 49-58

  6. The Effect of Peat Land Drainage and Afforestation on Runoff Dynamics

    • E Beheim
    Pages 59-75

  7. Impact of Herbaceous Vegetation on Recovery of a Harvested Headwater Catchment

    • J Novakova, J Krecek
    Pages 77-86

  8. Leaching of Nitrogen from Upland Forest-Regeneration Sites into Wetland Areas

    • E Kubin
    Pages 87-94

  9. Hydrology of Disturbed Peat-Land, Heads of The Valleys, Wales

    • M Haigh, M P Kilmartin
    Pages 95-105

  10. Estimation of Water Budget in the Forested Peat-Lands of Western Ireland

    • R Chandran, J F Collins, T Cummins
    Pages 107-115

  11. Role of the Planktonic Communities in the Regulation and Indication of Eutrofication Processes in Shallow Mountain Wetlands

    • I Traykov, M Asenova, D Slavova, B Boyanovsky
    Pages 117-134

  12. New Wetland Formation in Subsidence Hollows of Western Dondass, Ukraine

    • I M Loza, N N Nazarenko
    Pages 135-141

  13. Integrating Wetlands into Watershed Management: Effectiveness of Constructed Wetlands to Reduce Impacts from Urban Stormwater

    • J. Brydon, M. C. Roa, S. J. Brown, H. Schreier
    Pages 143-154

  14. Disasters and Climate Change - Their Relation with Wetland Headwaters

    • A. Hočevar, L. Kajfež-Bogataj, Z. Črepinšek
    Pages 155-160

  15. The Alleghe Lake (Dolomites, Italy): Environmental Role and Sediment Management

    • L. Marchi, F. Michieli, G. M. Zuppi
    Pages 161-172

  16. Alpine Wetlands from Ecological Network to Land-Based Risk Prevention

    • A. Valentinelli
    Pages 173-180

  17. Headwater Resources and Headwater Hazards: Perspectives from Environmental Education

    • A. M. Hama, A. Sansone, M. Seitz, J. Stötter
    Pages 181-202

  18. Hydrology of Wetlands in the Headwaters of Great African Rivers

    • J. Balek
    Pages 203-210

  19. Headwater Wetlands in Eastern and Southern Africa

    • A. Wood
    Pages 211-220

  20. Economic Contribution of Headwater Wetlands

    • A. Wood
    Pages 221-232
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About this book

Internationally, the wetlands of headwater and upland regions provide many valuable environmental services. This book moves towards a more comprehensive inventory of the benefits and costs of headwater wetlands. It evaluates the research that tries to understand the tolerances, exchanges, checks and balances within headwater landscapes and the downstream impacts of changes in wetlands. It employs case studies and reviews from 21 nations spanning Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. It explores the new policy frameworks, changes in land husbandry, new systems for community education, participatory processes and technological interventions required for the effective management of headwater wetlands and the full integration of wetlands (including newly constructed wetlands) into environmental management and planning. In the past, most research dealt with wetlands as isolated features, this book examines wetlands in their watershed management context.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic

    Josef Krecek

  • Oxford Brookes University, UK

    Martin Haigh

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