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2) Wetlands
Author
Publisher
Van Nostrand Reinhold Co
Pub. Date
c1986
Physical Desc
xiii, 539 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
4) Wetlands
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents the different kinds of wetlands, such as swamps, marshes, and bogs, and introduces some of the animals that live there.
Author
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
ix, 266 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Where can you find mosses that change landscapes, salamanders with algae in their skin, and carnivorous plants containing whole ecosystems in their furled leaves? Where can you find swamp-trompers, wildlife watchers, marsh managers, and mud-mad scientists? In wetlands, those complex habitats that play such vital ecological roles. In Wading Right In, Catherine Owen Koning and Sharon M. Ashworth take us on a journey into wetlands through stories from...
11) Wetlands
Author
Series
Publisher
Thomson Learning
Pub. Date
1996
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
A geography book on the world's wetlands showing how they are formed, why they are important, and what can be done to safeguard them for the future.
12) Wetlands
Author
Series
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
xix, 220 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Where do wetland habitats occur on the planet? What factors control their distribution? What threats impact these areas, and how much conservation effort is necessary? In a clear and concise format, Wetlands explores the answers to these questions and much more. Beginning with a general overview of the geography and geology of wetlands--including lakes, ponds, pothole mires, marshes, temperate and tropical swamps, and bogs--this volume helps readers...
13) Wetlands
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explains what wetlands are like, looks at the plants that define wetlands, discusses the types of animals that make their homes in wetlands, and includes information on why wetlands are important and what is being done to save them.
Author
Language
English
Description
"A lifelong environmentalist, Annie Proulx brings her wide-ranging research and scholarship to the subject of wetlands and the vitally important yet little understood role they play in preserving the environment--by storing the carbon emissions that greatly contribute to climate change. Fens, bogs, swamps, and marine estuaries are the earth's most desirable and dependable resources, and in four stunning parts, Proulx documents the long-misunderstood...
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2019].
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Swamps, bogs, marshes are all wetland biomes teaming with life. Located on every continent except Antarctica, wetlands are diverse and necessary for a healthy planet. Readers will enjoy learning about swamp creatures such as alligators and snakes, and the many kinds of fish and plants that thrive in wetlands."--
18) Wetland
Author
Series
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
1996
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
78 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the wetland biome and how it is affected by the environment and people.
Author
Publisher
Amicus
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; color map ; 22 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A child goes on an adventure to the Florida Everglades, discovering what the climate is like and encountering many animals and plants that live in wetlands. Includes world map of wetlands and glossary"--
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