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Wetland drainage, restoration, and repair / Thomas R. Biebighauser.

by Biebighauser, Thomas R., author.

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Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [2007]

Wetland restoration.

9780813124476 (hardcover)

0813124476 (hardcover)

ix, 241 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

"Wetlands are a vital part of the landscape and ecology of the United States, providing food and shelter for species ranging from the beautiful wood duck to the tiny fray shrimp. These areas provide critical habitat for fish and wildlife, protect communitites from flooding, and the recharge groundwater supplies--yet they continue to be destroyed at an alarming rate. A detailed analysis of wetlands management, Wetland Drainage, Restoraion and Repair is a comprensive guide to the past, present and the future of wetland recovery the United States. The book includes historical overiew of wetland destruction and repair over the past two hundered years and also serves as a unique resource for anyone, form novice to engineer, interested in the process of wetland restoration."-- Publisher.

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