Wetlands: Biodiversity, Health and their Role in Ecosystem Services
- 1st Edition - January 1, 2026
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Inderjeet Tyagi, Vikas Kumar, Kaomud Tyagi
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 4 2 2 2 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 4 2 2 3 - 3
Wetlands: Biodiversity, Health, and their Role in Ecosystem Services offers a comprehensive exploration of the vital roles that wetlands play in our global ecosystem. This insigh… Read more
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Wetlands: Biodiversity, Health, and their Role in Ecosystem Services offers a comprehensive exploration of the vital roles that wetlands play in our global ecosystem. This insightful volume adopts a holistic approach to examine the rich biodiversity, water and soil quality, and the community structures that sustain these unique environments. The book, split into four sections, delves into various ecosystem services provided by wetlands, including groundwater recharge, nutrient cycling, water and wastewater treatment, and their cultural, recreational, and tourism values. Authored by experts in the field, the chapters follow a clear structure, with step-by-step advanced monitoring techniques to address wetlands' significant role in climate change mitigation and adaptation. Taking into account the contribution of wetlands towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the book explores innovative biodiversity assessment techniques, the impact of environmental stressors, and the critical roles of flora, fauna, and migratory birds in maintaining wetland ecological health. With case studies illustrating practical applications, this is an indispensable resource for students of environmental science, conservationists, and researchers, offering actionable insights and recommendations for safeguarding these critical ecosystems.
- Includes comprehensive overview of wetland biodiversity, encompassing flora and fauna
- Offers in-depth exploration of ecosystem services, such as groundwater recharge, nutrient cycling, and cultural values
- Covers advanced monitoring techniques using remote sensing and GIS applications with real-life case studies and step-by-step analyses
Graduate and postgraduate students, researchers
Part I: Wetlands: Biodiversity, Health and their Role in Ecosystem Services.
1. Wetlands and its types: An overview
2. Wetlands and biodiversity associated with these aquatic ecosystems (Flora and Fauna)
3. Wetlands and water quality with special focus on natural and constructed wetlands
4. Wetlands and associated Ecosystem services with special focus on Groundwater recharge, nutrient and biogeochemical cycles, Water and wastewater treatment; Cultural values; Recreation and tourism; Climate change mitigation and adaptation
5. Monitoring of wetlands with integrated remote sensing and GIS applications
6. Wetlands and their role in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Part II: Wetlands: Biodiversity, Health (Water and Soil) and Bioremediation measures for the restoration and rejuvenation of wetlands
7. Conventional and advanced biodiversity assessment techniques with special emphasis on Environmental DNA (e-DNA)
8. Faunal diversity and their role in wetland ecological health and dynamics
9. Floral diversity and their role in wetland ecological health and dynamics
10. Habitat characterization with key emphasis on the environmental stressors and environmental variables
11. Migratory birds and their role in wetlands dynamics with special focus on the Indian wetlands/RAMSAR sites
12. Impact of water and soil pollution on the wetland ecological health and dynamics
13. Nature based solutions or bio remediating/phytoremediation agents for the restoration and rejuvenation of wetlands. (This chapter can be divided in to three chapters depends on the response from the global fraternity during chapters’ submissions)
14. Advanced materials (nanotechnological interventions) and cutting age technologies for the restoration and rejuvenation of wetlands
Part III: Case Studies Part IV: Ecosystem services, international agencies and policies related to wetlands
15. Functional role of community structure in ecosystem services i.e. biogeochemical cycles, nutrient cycles, degradation pathways, climate change, bioremediation
16. Constructed wetland as sustainable alternative for conventional wastewater treatment technologies
17. Wetlands carbon dynamics, GHGs emissions and their contribution to global carbon budget
18. Economical valuation (tourist carrying capacity (TCC), nature-based livelihoods and their role in wetland ecosystem
19. International Agencies (RAMSAR, CBD) and global wetlands conservation and management policies
20. Recommendations and Future Framework for the conservation and management of Wetlands considering factors such as Biodiversity, Water and Soil Health, Ecosystem services, Environmental stressors such as anthropogenic activities
1. Wetlands and its types: An overview
2. Wetlands and biodiversity associated with these aquatic ecosystems (Flora and Fauna)
3. Wetlands and water quality with special focus on natural and constructed wetlands
4. Wetlands and associated Ecosystem services with special focus on Groundwater recharge, nutrient and biogeochemical cycles, Water and wastewater treatment; Cultural values; Recreation and tourism; Climate change mitigation and adaptation
5. Monitoring of wetlands with integrated remote sensing and GIS applications
6. Wetlands and their role in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Part II: Wetlands: Biodiversity, Health (Water and Soil) and Bioremediation measures for the restoration and rejuvenation of wetlands
7. Conventional and advanced biodiversity assessment techniques with special emphasis on Environmental DNA (e-DNA)
8. Faunal diversity and their role in wetland ecological health and dynamics
9. Floral diversity and their role in wetland ecological health and dynamics
10. Habitat characterization with key emphasis on the environmental stressors and environmental variables
11. Migratory birds and their role in wetlands dynamics with special focus on the Indian wetlands/RAMSAR sites
12. Impact of water and soil pollution on the wetland ecological health and dynamics
13. Nature based solutions or bio remediating/phytoremediation agents for the restoration and rejuvenation of wetlands. (This chapter can be divided in to three chapters depends on the response from the global fraternity during chapters’ submissions)
14. Advanced materials (nanotechnological interventions) and cutting age technologies for the restoration and rejuvenation of wetlands
Part III: Case Studies Part IV: Ecosystem services, international agencies and policies related to wetlands
15. Functional role of community structure in ecosystem services i.e. biogeochemical cycles, nutrient cycles, degradation pathways, climate change, bioremediation
16. Constructed wetland as sustainable alternative for conventional wastewater treatment technologies
17. Wetlands carbon dynamics, GHGs emissions and their contribution to global carbon budget
18. Economical valuation (tourist carrying capacity (TCC), nature-based livelihoods and their role in wetland ecosystem
19. International Agencies (RAMSAR, CBD) and global wetlands conservation and management policies
20. Recommendations and Future Framework for the conservation and management of Wetlands considering factors such as Biodiversity, Water and Soil Health, Ecosystem services, Environmental stressors such as anthropogenic activities
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 2026
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
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Inderjeet Tyagi
Dr. Inderjeet Tyagi is working as a Scientist at ZSI, Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change, Kolkata, India. To his expertise, Dr. Tyagi is working in the field of Wastewater treatment, Water Quality, Environmental Metagenomics, and Environmental Management for the past several years. To his credit, Dr. Tyagi had published 120+ SCI papers with Citation~8600 and an h-index of 51 with a cumulative impact factor >550. More to this, he is leading Five (5) national and international projects related to wastewater and water quality assessment in heavily polluted areas in India. Further, he is also on the reviewer panel of more than 40 international journals belonging to well-known publishers like Elsevier, Nature, Springer Nature, Taylor Francis, ACS, etc. Recently, he was awarded the “India Prime Education Quality Award 2021” for his outstanding contribution to the field of wastewater treatment and Environmental Management. He is a lifetime member of the Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) and a Member of the International Society of Wetland Scientists (International Chapter). He is the Editor of One Elsevier edited book entitled “Sustainable Materials for Sensing and Remediation of Noxious Pollutants”
Affiliations and expertise
Scientist, ZSI, Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change, Kolkata, IndiaVK
Vikas Kumar
Dr. Vikas Kumar is working as Division In-charge and Scientist E, in Molecular Systematics Division at Zoological Survey of India. Owing to his expertise, he has more than twenty-four years of research experience on areas such as Environmental Metagenomics, Molecular Phylogenetics comparative Mitogenomics and gut microbiome. He has published more than 150 SCI articles in journals of international reputation, such as Science of the Total Environment, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, Molecular biology Reports, Scientific reports (Nature Publishing group), PLosOne, PeerJ. His work is widely recognized across the globe by well-known researchers. Dr. Kumar is interested in the environmental metagenomics of heavily polluted stretches with relation to the noxious pollutants especially for polluted wetlands, paper industries, and riverine ecosystems. He has been on the editorial board of different journals and has served as a reviewer for more than fifty journals in the field.
Affiliations and expertise
ZSI, Zoological Survey of India, Centre for DNA Taxonomy, Kolkata, IndiaKT
Kaomud Tyagi
Dr. Kaomud Tyagi is working as a Scientist D, at Centre for DNA Taxonomy, Molecular Systematics Division, Zoological Survey of India, Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change, Kolkata, India. She possesses over 23 years of research experience on Taxonomy, Environmental Metagenomics, DNA barcoding, Molecular Phylogenetics, Mitogenomics, and the assessment of faunal diversity utilizing environmental DNA in various aquatic ecosystems in India. She has published near about 140 scientific articles in the international journals such as Zootaxa, Zookeys, Acta Tropica, Science of the Total Environment, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, Molecular Biology Reports, Biochemical Genetics, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group), PLoS One, and PeerJ. Her work is universally acclaimed and acknowledged by renowned researchers worldwide. Furthermore, Dr. Tyagi has a keen interest in studying the polluted wetlands, and riverine ecosystems. She is currently acting as a reviewer for over 50 prestigious journals such as Springer, Wiley, Elsevier, Nature, and PLoS One.
Affiliations and expertise
Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change, India