| Impact of Livelihood Dependence on Ecological Functions of Wetlands Contributor(s): Islam, Mahmuda (Author), Saha, Narayan (Author), Rahman, Mizanur (Author) |
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ISBN: 3659184497 ISBN-13: 9783659184499 Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing OUR PRICE: $50.27 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Horticulture |
| Physical Information: 0.23" H x 6" W x 9" (0.33 lbs) 96 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Wetlands are important natural resources providing both economic and ecological services to society. Increasing livelihood dependence is claimed to cause wetland degradation through impairing their ecological functions world wide. The nature of dependence and its impact on wetland ecosystem was therefore studied to give insight of wetland management in Bangladesh, a densely populated developing country. Wetland management issues of other countries were reviewed as well to get idea about best management practices. This book is therefore, intended to help the policy makers taking appropriate decision for sustainable wetland management. |