Alan Dixon is Professor of Sustainable Development in the School of Science and the Environment at the University of Worcester, UK. He is the co-editor of Wetland Management and Sustainable Livelihoods in Africa (Routledge, 2013) and co-author of Africa: Diversity and Development (Routledge, 2023).Ian Maddock is Honorary Professor of River Science in the School of Science and the Environment at the University of Worcester, UK. He is the co- author of Ecohydraulics: An Integrated Approach (2013).

• CONTENTSList of contributors ixPART IIntroduction 11 Introduction 3Alan Dixon and Ian MaddockPART IIWetlands and the environment 92 Wetlands, ecology and landscapes 11Chris Joyce3 Wetlands: hydrological processes and impacts 26Vania Rosolen, Lucas Moreira Furlan, and Cesar Augusto Moreira4 Wetland ecohydrology 38Mark D. Dixon, W. Carter Johnson, and Beth A. Middleton5 Flooding in riverine landscapes and wetlands 54Melissa Parsons and Martin C. Thoms6 Wetlands and climate change 65Rebekah Grieger, Jaiden Johnston- Bates, and Samantha J. Capon7 Wetland Soils 79Vanessa N.L. Wong, Luke M. Mosley, and Emily Leyden8 Biogeochemistry and nutrient cycling in wetlands 94Dominik Zak, Rasmus Jes Petersen, Carl Christian Hoffmann,Joachim Audet, Mette Vodder Carstensen, Hans Estrup Andersen,Brian Kronvang, and Hans Chr. Bruun Hansen9 Biodiversity of wetlands and invertebrate communities 107Christopher D. Williams10 Carbon cycling in wetlands 122Maria Elizabeth Hernandez and Maria L. Monge- Gonzalez11 Paleoecology as a means of understanding wetland change 135Peter A. Gell12 Wetland plant zonation and succession 153Keith R. Edwards13 Wetlands and mammals 164John Dutton14 Wetlands and birds 177Danielle Hinchcliffe and Ann HodgsonPART IIIWetlands, people and society 19115 Wetland change in the Anthropocene: drivers and solutions 193Marinus L. Otte16 Wetlands, water and ecosystem services 206Matthew P. McCartney17 Wetlands and culture 219Mary Gearey and Rod Giblett18 Wetland Archaeology: past, present and future 232Benjamin Gearey, Aidan O’Sullivan, and Rosie Everett19 Wetlands and gastronomy 248Antonio Mateos Jimenez and Blanca Garcia Henche20 Wetlands and gender: unpacking a complex relationship 262Bryce Gallant, Sanjiv de Silva, Arunima Hakhu, and Deepa Joshi21 Wetlands and education 274Gema Sanchez- Emeterio and Beatriz Garcia Fernandez22 Wetlands: a blessing and a curse for human health 288Carmen Anthonj23 Wetlands and agriculture 302Thomas Marambanyika, Tatenda Musasa, Oshneck Mupepi, and AlanDixon24 Wetlands, property rights, and land tenure 314Morten Graversgaard25 Wetlands and fisheries 328Michael Akester and Mark Dubois26 Wetlands and Palaeontology: a tool to promote rural developmentthrough education 342Irene Prieto and Jesus Marugan- LobonPART IVWetland assessment and management 35727 Remote sensing of wetlands 359Meghan Halabisky, Lisa- Maria Rebelo, and Mpho Sadiki28 Wetlands, geographical information systems (GIS) and spatial modelling 374Josie Lynch and Ian Maddock29 Wetland ecosystem services assessment 389Donovan C. Kotze, Mark Everard, and Robert J. McInnes30 Economic and financial tools for identifying, assessing and capturingwetland ecosystem values 404Lucy Emerton31 Assessing the contribution of wetlands to the contemporary carbonbudget and carbon markets 418Pierre Taillardat, Jared Moore, and Sigit D. Sasmito32 Wetlands and wastewater treatment 432Jan Vymazal33 Wetlands in contemporary international policy discourses 447Ritesh Kumar34 Wetlands, policy and the state 461Emmah Mandishona and Tariro Kamuti35 Wetlands and landscape approaches 472Alan Dixon and Adrian Wood36 Wetland restoration and rewilding 487Carl D. Sayer, Oliver van Biervliet, Reagan Pearce, and Teddy B.Mills37 Wetlands and social- ecological resilience 502Rachael CarrieIndex 516

Alan Dixon is Professor of Sustainable Development in the School of Science and the Environment at the University of Worcester, UK. He is the co-editor of Wetland Management and Sustainable Livelihoods in Africa (Routledge, 2013) and co-author of Africa: Diversity and Development (Routledge, 2023).Ian Maddock is Honorary Professor of River Science in the School of Science and the Environment at the University of Worcester, UK. He is the co- author of Ecohydraulics: An Integrated Approach (2013).

• CONTENTSList of contributors ixPART IIntroduction 11 Introduction 3Alan Dixon and Ian MaddockPART IIWetlands and the environment 92 Wetlands, ecology and landscapes 11Chris Joyce3 Wetlands: hydrological processes and impacts 26Vania Rosolen, Lucas Moreira Furlan, and Cesar Augusto Moreira4 Wetland ecohydrology 38Mark D. Dixon, W. Carter Johnson, and Beth A. Middleton5 Flooding in riverine landscapes and wetlands 54Melissa Parsons and Martin C. Thoms6 Wetlands and climate change 65Rebekah Grieger, Jaiden Johnston- Bates, and Samantha J. Capon7 Wetland Soils 79Vanessa N.L. Wong, Luke M. Mosley, and Emily Leyden8 Biogeochemistry and nutrient cycling in wetlands 94Dominik Zak, Rasmus Jes Petersen, Carl Christian Hoffmann,Joachim Audet, Mette Vodder Carstensen, Hans Estrup Andersen,Brian Kronvang, and Hans Chr. Bruun Hansen9 Biodiversity of wetlands and invertebrate communities 107Christopher D. Williams10 Carbon cycling in wetlands 122Maria Elizabeth Hernandez and Maria L. Monge- Gonzalez11 Paleoecology as a means of understanding wetland change 135Peter A. Gell12 Wetland plant zonation and succession 153Keith R. Edwards13 Wetlands and mammals 164John Dutton14 Wetlands and birds 177Danielle Hinchcliffe and Ann HodgsonPART IIIWetlands, people and society 19115 Wetland change in the Anthropocene: drivers and solutions 193Marinus L. Otte16 Wetlands, water and ecosystem services 206Matthew P. McCartney17 Wetlands and culture 219Mary Gearey and Rod Giblett18 Wetland Archaeology: past, present and future 232Benjamin Gearey, Aidan O’Sullivan, and Rosie Everett19 Wetlands and gastronomy 248Antonio Mateos Jimenez and Blanca Garcia Henche20 Wetlands and gender: unpacking a complex relationship 262Bryce Gallant, Sanjiv de Silva, Arunima Hakhu, and Deepa Joshi21 Wetlands and education 274Gema Sanchez- Emeterio and Beatriz Garcia Fernandez22 Wetlands: a blessing and a curse for human health 288Carmen Anthonj23 Wetlands and agriculture 302Thomas Marambanyika, Tatenda Musasa, Oshneck Mupepi, and AlanDixon24 Wetlands, property rights, and land tenure 314Morten Graversgaard25 Wetlands and fisheries 328Michael Akester and Mark Dubois26 Wetlands and Palaeontology: a tool to promote rural developmentthrough education 342Irene Prieto and Jesus Marugan- LobonPART IVWetland assessment and management 35727 Remote sensing of wetlands 359Meghan Halabisky, Lisa- Maria Rebelo, and Mpho Sadiki28 Wetlands, geographical information systems (GIS) and spatial modelling 374Josie Lynch and Ian Maddock29 Wetland ecosystem services assessment 389Donovan C. Kotze, Mark Everard, and Robert J. McInnes30 Economic and financial tools for identifying, assessing and capturingwetland ecosystem values 404Lucy Emerton31 Assessing the contribution of wetlands to the contemporary carbonbudget and carbon markets 418Pierre Taillardat, Jared Moore, and Sigit D. Sasmito32 Wetlands and wastewater treatment 432Jan Vymazal33 Wetlands in contemporary international policy discourses 447Ritesh Kumar34 Wetlands, policy and the state 461Emmah Mandishona and Tariro Kamuti35 Wetlands and landscape approaches 472Alan Dixon and Adrian Wood36 Wetland restoration and rewilding 487Carl D. Sayer, Oliver van Biervliet, Reagan Pearce, and Teddy B.Mills37 Wetlands and social- ecological resilience 502Rachael CarrieIndex 516

Alan Dixon is Professor of Sustainable Development in the School of Science and the Environment at the University of Worcester, UK. He is the co-editor of Wetland Management and Sustainable Livelihoods in Africa (Routledge, 2013) and co-author of Africa: Diversity and Development (Routledge, 2023).Ian Maddock is Honorary Professor of River Science in the School of Science and the Environment at the University of Worcester, UK. He is the co- author of Ecohydraulics: An Integrated Approach (2013).

• CONTENTSList of contributors ixPART IIntroduction 11 Introduction 3Alan Dixon and Ian MaddockPART IIWetlands and the environment 92 Wetlands, ecology and landscapes 11Chris Joyce3 Wetlands: hydrological processes and impacts 26Vania Rosolen, Lucas Moreira Furlan, and Cesar Augusto Moreira4 Wetland ecohydrology 38Mark D. Dixon, W. Carter Johnson, and Beth A. Middleton5 Flooding in riverine landscapes and wetlands 54Melissa Parsons and Martin C. Thoms6 Wetlands and climate change 65Rebekah Grieger, Jaiden Johnston- Bates, and Samantha J. Capon7 Wetland Soils 79Vanessa N.L. Wong, Luke M. Mosley, and Emily Leyden8 Biogeochemistry and nutrient cycling in wetlands 94Dominik Zak, Rasmus Jes Petersen, Carl Christian Hoffmann,Joachim Audet, Mette Vodder Carstensen, Hans Estrup Andersen,Brian Kronvang, and Hans Chr. Bruun Hansen9 Biodiversity of wetlands and invertebrate communities 107Christopher D. Williams10 Carbon cycling in wetlands 122Maria Elizabeth Hernandez and Maria L. Monge- Gonzalez11 Paleoecology as a means of understanding wetland change 135Peter A. Gell12 Wetland plant zonation and succession 153Keith R. Edwards13 Wetlands and mammals 164John Dutton14 Wetlands and birds 177Danielle Hinchcliffe and Ann HodgsonPART IIIWetlands, people and society 19115 Wetland change in the Anthropocene: drivers and solutions 193Marinus L. Otte16 Wetlands, water and ecosystem services 206Matthew P. McCartney17 Wetlands and culture 219Mary Gearey and Rod Giblett18 Wetland Archaeology: past, present and future 232Benjamin Gearey, Aidan O’Sullivan, and Rosie Everett19 Wetlands and gastronomy 248Antonio Mateos Jimenez and Blanca Garcia Henche20 Wetlands and gender: unpacking a complex relationship 262Bryce Gallant, Sanjiv de Silva, Arunima Hakhu, and Deepa Joshi21 Wetlands and education 274Gema Sanchez- Emeterio and Beatriz Garcia Fernandez22 Wetlands: a blessing and a curse for human health 288Carmen Anthonj23 Wetlands and agriculture 302Thomas Marambanyika, Tatenda Musasa, Oshneck Mupepi, and AlanDixon24 Wetlands, property rights, and land tenure 314Morten Graversgaard25 Wetlands and fisheries 328Michael Akester and Mark Dubois26 Wetlands and Palaeontology: a tool to promote rural developmentthrough education 342Irene Prieto and Jesus Marugan- LobonPART IVWetland assessment and management 35727 Remote sensing of wetlands 359Meghan Halabisky, Lisa- Maria Rebelo, and Mpho Sadiki28 Wetlands, geographical information systems (GIS) and spatial modelling 374Josie Lynch and Ian Maddock29 Wetland ecosystem services assessment 389Donovan C. Kotze, Mark Everard, and Robert J. McInnes30 Economic and financial tools for identifying, assessing and capturingwetland ecosystem values 404Lucy Emerton31 Assessing the contribution of wetlands to the contemporary carbonbudget and carbon markets 418Pierre Taillardat, Jared Moore, and Sigit D. Sasmito32 Wetlands and wastewater treatment 432Jan Vymazal33 Wetlands in contemporary international policy discourses 447Ritesh Kumar34 Wetlands, policy and the state 461Emmah Mandishona and Tariro Kamuti35 Wetlands and landscape approaches 472Alan Dixon and Adrian Wood36 Wetland restoration and rewilding 487Carl D. Sayer, Oliver van Biervliet, Reagan Pearce, and Teddy B.Mills37 Wetlands and social- ecological resilience 502Rachael CarrieIndex 516