The approach to the Rapid Assessment of Wetland Ecosystem Services (RAWES) that has been developed by Dr Mark Everard and Rob McInnes of RM Wetlands & Environment Ltd has been published in the journal Ecosystem Services. The paper reviews the RAWES approach which has been developed through an iterative process of field trials at numerous […]
Archive for Wetland Publication
Wetland Ecosystem Services and the Ramsar Convention: an Assessment of Needs
A new publication produced by Rob McInnes and colleagues from the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust has evaluated how Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention report on ecosystem services provided by their country’s wetlands. The paper, published in the journal Wetlands, based on analysis of the National Reports provided by Contracting Parties in advance of the […]
Wetlands provide better value for money and utility than traditional approaches to treating wastewater
A recently published paper by Rob McInnes and colleagues in Water and Environment Journal has demonstrated that created wetlands provide a more sustainable solution to the treatment of wastewater than traditional electrical-mechanical approaches. The abstract of the paper states: Water and land management decisions require consideration ofmultiple factors.Multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) provides a structured, auditable […]
The Wetland Book
Work is almost complete on ‘The Wetland Book’ – a comprehensive reference resource aimed at supporting the trans- and multidisciplinary research and practice which is inherent to this field. For more information please visit: http://www.springer.com/us/book/9789048134939
Restoration, biogeochemistry and ecological services of wetlands
Published in 2011, the paper Restoration, biogeochemistry and ecological services of wetlands sets the scene for a special issue of the journal Hydrobiologia on these important and inter-related issues. The journal presents a compendium of papers presented at the 4th Annual Meeting of the European Chapter of the Society of Wetland Scientists held in Erkner, near […]
Wetlands: Integrating Multidisciplinary Concepts
Published by Springer in 2011, Wetlands: Integrating Multidisciplinary Concepts brings together several wetland issues and presents an overview of current thinking. Edited by Ben le Page, the book covers a breadth of wetland topics such as ecological functions, classification, monitoring and assessment, the role of landscape architects and psychological perspectives. Rob McInnes of RM Wetlands & Environment […]