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Author | : Committee on Characterization of Wetlands |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 329 |
Release | : 1995-09-20 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0309587220 |
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"Wetlands" has become a hot word in the current environmental debate. But what does it signify? In 1991, proposed changes in the legal definities of wetlands stirred controversy and focused attention on the scientific and economic aspects of their management. This volume explores how to define wetlands. The committee--whose members were drawn from academia, government, business, and the environmental community--builds a rational, scientific basis for delineating wetlands in the landscape and offers recommendations for further action. Wetlands also discusses the diverse hydrological and ecological functions of wetlands, and makes recommendations concerning so-called controversial areas such as permafrost wetlands, riparian ecosystems, irregularly flooded sites, and agricultural wetlands. It presents criteria for identifying wetlands and explores the problems of applying those criteria when there are seasonal changes in water levels. This comprehensive and practical volume will be of interest to environmental scientists and advocates, hydrologists, policymakers, regulators, faculty, researchers, and students of environmental studies.
Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Gail Bingham |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : National Wetlands Policy Forum (U.S.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Wetland conservation |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Ronald Keith Gaddie |
Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 1999-11-04 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1438403585 |
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Wetlands are a valuable natural resource, yet over 200,000 acres are destroyed in the United States each year. An alternative recently promoted to improve wetland protection is state assumption of the law governing wetland protection, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (section 404). This book discusses the implementation problems associated with the national wetland regulation program and examines the state assumption option in twelve states, with extended case studies of Florida, Maryland, Michigan, and New Jersey.
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Government Information, Justice, and Agriculture Subcommittee |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 530 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780160396489 |
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Author | : Samuel T. Prescott |
Publisher | : Nova Biomedical Books |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : |
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Wetlands, with a variety of physical characteristics, are found throughout the country. They are known in different regions as swamps, marshes, fens, potholes, playa lakes, or bogs. Although these places can differ greatly, they all have distinctive plant and animal assemblages because of the wetness of the soil. Some wetland areas may be continuously inundated by water, while other areas may not be flooded at all. In coastal areas, flooding may occur on a daily basis as tides rise and fall. Functional values, both ecological and economic, at each wetland depend on its location, size, and relationship to adjacent land and water areas. Many of these values have been recognized only recently. Historically, many federal programs encouraged wetlands to be drained or altered because they were seen as having little value as wetlands. Wetlands issues revolve around disparate scientific and programmatic questions, and conflicting views of the role of government where private property is involved. Scientific questions include how to define wetlands, the current rate and pattern of wetland declines and losses, and the importance of these physical changes.
Author | : Kim Diana Connolly |
Publisher | : American Bar Association |
Total Pages | : 556 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9781590312865 |
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Focusing on the Clean Water Act's Section 404 permitting program, this comprehensive analysis of the government's evolving role in protecting wetlands covers the scientific, social, and legal implications of Section 404, and includes chapters detailing wetlands ecology, the states' role in implementing these policies, takings issues, judicial review, and agricultural programs.
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Subcommittee on Water Resources |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1762 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Wetland conservation |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Dave Stute |
Publisher | : Legislative Reference Bureau |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : Conservation of natural resources |
ISBN | : |
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