Wetland habitats of North America : ecology and conservation concerns / edited by Darold P. Batzer and Andrew H. Baldwin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Batzer, Darold P.

Baldwin, Andrew H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wetlands--North America.

Wetlands.

Wetland ecology--North America.

Wetland ecology.

Wetland conservation--North America.

Wetland conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (405 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Wetlands are prominent landscapes throughout North America. The general characteristics of wetlands are controversial, thus there has not been a systematic assessment of different types of wetlands in different parts of North America, or a compendium of the threats to their conservation. Wetland Habitats of North America adopts a geographic and habitat approach, in which experts familiar with wetlands from across North America provide analyses and syntheses of their particular region of study. Addressing a broad audience of students, scientists, engineers, environmental managers, and policy makers, this book reviews recent, scientifically rigorous literature directly relevant to understanding, managing, protecting, and restoring wetland ecosystems of North America.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Contributors

Preface

1. Wetland Habitats Of North America: An Introduction

2. North Atlantic Coastal Tidal Wetlands

3. Coastal Wetlands Of Chesapeake Bay

4. South Atlantic Tidal Wetlands

5. Mississippi River Delta Wetlands

6. Wetlands Of The Northern Gulf Coast

7. Neotropical Coastal Wetlands

8. Pacific Coast Tidal Wetlands

9. Northern Peatlands

10. Northeastern Seasonal Woodland Pools

11. Northern Red Maple And Black Ash Swamps

12. Beaver Wetlands

13. Great Lakes Coastal Marshes

14. Pocosins: Evergreen Shrub Bogs Of The Southeast

15. Southeastern Depressional Wetlands

16. Southeastern Swamp Complexes

17. The Florida Everglades

18. Floodplain Wetlands Of The Southeastern Coastal Plain

19. Tropical Freshwater Swamps And Marshes

20. Northern Great Plains Wetlands

21. High Plains Playas

22. Western Mountain Wetlands

23. Desert Spring Wetlands Of The Great Basin

24. Riparian Floodplain Wetlands Of The Arid And Semiarid Southwest

25. Wetlands Of The Central Valley Of California And Klamath Basin

26. Freshwater Arctic Tundra Wetlands

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9786613809711

9781282166646

1282166646

9780520951419

0520951417

OCLC:

796383677