River deltas : types, structures and ecology / Paul E. Schmidt, editor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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RIVER DELTAS: TYPES, STRUCTURES AND ECOLOGY; RIVER DELTAS: TYPES, STRUCTURES AND ECOLOGY; Contents; Preface; Re-establishing Marshes Can Turn a Current Carbon Source into a Carbon Sink in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta of California, USA; Abstract; Introduction; Preliminary Study of Hydrologic Regime; Preliminary Study Methods; Site and Treatment Descriptions; Gaseous C Emissions; Carbon Inputs; Litter Decomposition; Statistical Analyses; Preliminary Study Results; Gaseous C Emissions; Carbon Inputs; Litter Decomposition; Preliminary Study Discussion.

Hydrologic Regime Affects Carbon Inputs, Losses, and Potential StorageDecomposition Dynamics by Hydrologic Regime; Summary of Preliminary Study of Carbon Balance by Hydrologic Regime; Wetland Re-establishment Study; Wetland Re-establishment Study Methods; Site Description; Land Surface Elevation Measurements; Measurements of Plant Community and Biomass; Decomposition; Measurements of Environmental Parameters; Results from Wetland Re-establishment Study; Measurements of Land Surface Elevation.

Measurements of surface elevation changes over time in the wetlands showed that significant changes in elevation only occurred where emergent marsh vegetation grew (Figure 6). Mean rates of accretion were similar in marshes at both water depths for th ... /; Plant Community and Biomass Inputs; Shallow Wetland Decomposition and Environment; Discussion of Wetland Re-establishment Study; Water Depth and the Effect of Plant Community on C Storage; Spatial Variation in the Hydrologic Environment and C Storage in Marshes; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Limnology of the Nile Delta Lakes.

AbstractNile Delta and its Lakes; Origin of the Lakes; Limnology of Nile Delta Lakes; Abiotic Conditions; Biotic Condition (Fauna and flora); Main Conservation Problems; Conclusions and Recommendations; References; Soil Fertility Changes in Agricultural Ecosystems of the Yangtze River Delta Region, China -- A Literature Review; Abstract; 1. Yangtze River Delta Region, China; 2. Agricultural Trends; 2.1. Agriculture Policy; 2.2. Migration; 2.3. Consumption Patterns; 2.4. Fertilizer Application; 2.5. Technological Advancement; 3. Soil Fertility Trends; 3.1. pH; 3.2. Organic Matter.

3.3. Cation Exchange Capacity3.4. Nitrogen; 3.5. Phosphorus; 3.6. Potassium; 3.7. Micronutrients; 4. Soil Fertility Effects on Agricultural Output and the Environment; 4.1. Nutrient Imbalance; 4.2. Degradation of Soil Properties; 4.3. Agricultural Productivity; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Evaluation of Flood Storage Ability of Dongting and Poyang Lakes in Yangtze River by Using Process-Based Model; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2. Model Description of NICE-FLD; 2.1. NICE Model Series; 2.2 Modeling of Flood Storage Ability of Dongting and Poyang Lakes (NICE-FLD).

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