Netherlands-Wetlands

Netherlands-Wetlands.- Case Studies.- Coastal systems.- Nutrient cycling and foodwebs in Dutch estuaries.- The Dutch Wadden Sea: a changed ecosystem.- Salt marshes along the coast of The Netherlands.- Large river systems.- The rivers Rhine and Meuse in The Netherlands: present state and signs of ecological recovery.- Base-rich freshwater systems.- An ecosystems approach to base-rich freshwater wetlands, with special reference to fenlands.- The structure and function of fen lakes in relation to water table management in The Netherlands.- Wetlands of recent Dutch embankments.- Nutrient-poor freshwater systems.- Nutrient-poor freshwater wetlands.- The Bourtanger Moor: endurance and vulnerability of a raised bog system.- Hydrological differences between bogs and bog-relicts and consequences for bog restoration.- Ecology and management of moorland pools: balancing acidification and eutrophication.- Stream valleys as wetlands.- Wet dune slacks: decline and new opportunities.- Ecology, Conservation, Management, Research and Policy.- The ecology of The Netherlands wetlands: characteristics, threats, prospects and perspectives for ecological research.- Wetlands policy of the Dutch government: failure or success?.

`Overall, I feel that this book makes a useful contribution to wetlands science, by bringing together, in one volume, a good set of comparative information covering the full range of Dutch wetland ecosystems. ... and I recommend it to anyone working on wetland ecology.'
Journal of Natural History, 1995, 29