Ecology of freshwater and estuarine wetlands / edited by Darold P. Batzer and Rebecca R. Sharitz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Batzer, Darold P., editor.

Sharitz, Rebecca R., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wetland ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (374 p.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This second edition of this important and authoritative survey provides students and researchers with up-to-date and accessible information about the ecology of freshwater and estuarine wetlands. Prominent scholars help students understand both general concepts of different wetland types as well as complex topics related to these dynamic physical environments. Careful syntheses review wetland soils, hydrology, and geomorphology; abiotic constraints for wetland plants and animals; microbial ecology and biogeochemistry; development of wetland plant communities; wetland animal ecology; and carbon dynamics and ecosystem processes. In addition, contributors document wetland regulation, policy, and assessment in the US and provide a clear roadmap for adaptive management and restoration of wetlands. New material also includes an expanded review of the consequences for wetlands in a changing global environment. Ideally suited for wetlands ecology courses, Ecology of Freshwater and Estuarine Wetlands, Second Edition, includes updated content, enhanced images (many in color), and innovative pedagogical elements that guide students and interested readers through the current state of our wetlands.

Contents:

Front matter

CONTENTS

CONTRIBUTORS

PREFACE

1. Ecology of Freshwater and Estuarine Wetlands: An Introduction

2. Wetland Soils, Hydrology, and Geomorphology

3. Abiotic Constraints for Wetland Plants and Animals

4. Wetland Microbial Ecology and Biogeochemistry

5. Development of Wetland Plant Communities

6. Wetland Animal Ecology

7. Carbon Dynamics and Ecosystem Processes

8. United States Wetland Regulation, Policy, and Assessment

9. Wetland Restoration

10. Consequences for Wetlands of a Changing Global Environment

LITERATURE CITED

INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780520959118

0520959116

OCLC:

892239067