"... based on the highlights of the 7th INTECOL International Wetland Conference in Utrecht, 25-30 July 2004"--Pref. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Wetland functioning in relation to biodiversity conservation and restoration / R. Bobbink ... {et al.} -- Plant survival in wet environments : resilience and escape mediated by shoot systems / M.B. Jackson -- Center stage : the crucial role of macrophytes in regulating trophic interactions in shallow lake wetlands / R.L. Burks ... {et al.} -- Biological invasions : concepts to understand and predict a global threat / G. van der Velde ... {et al.} -- Wetland conservation and management : questions for science and society in applying the ecosystem approach / E. Maltby -- Wetlands in the tidal freshwater zone / A. Barendregt ... {et al.} -- Biodiversity in European shallow lakes : a multilevel-multifactorial field study / L. De Meester ... {et al.} -- River basin management to conserve wetlands and water resources / J. Pittock, B. Lehner, and L. Lifeng -- Aspects of adaptive management of coastal wetlands : case studies of processes, conservation, restoration, impacts, and assessment / P.E.R. Dale ... {et al.} -- Contrasting approaches to the restoration of diverse vegetation in herbaceous wetlands / A.M. Boers ... {et al.} -- Fen management and research perspectives : an overview / B. Middleton ... {et al.} -- Social learning in wetland development / E. Van Slobbe ... {et al.} -- Eco-hydrological functioning of the Biebrza Wetlands : lessons for the conservation and restoration of deteriorated wetlands / M.J. Wassen ... {et al.}.