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.
Edited by:
Dr. Darold P. Batzer,
Andrew H. Baldwin
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 279mm,
Width: 216mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 1.452kg
ISBN: 9780520271647
ISBN 10: 0520271645
Pages: 408
Publication Date: 22 May 2012
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
1. WETLAND HABITATS OF NORTH AMERICA: AN INTRODUCTION Andrew H. Baldwin and Darold P. Batzer I. COASTAL WETLANDS 2. NORTH ATLANTIC COASTAL TIDAL WETLANDS Cathleen Wigand and Charles T. Roman 3. COASTAL WETLANDS OF CHESAPEAKE BAY Andrew H. Baldwin, Patrick J. Kangas, J. Patrick Megonigal, Matthew C. Perry, and Dennis F. Whigham 4. SOUTH ATLANTIC TIDAL WETLANDS Steven C. Pennings, Merryl Alber, Clark R. Alexander, Melissa Booth, Adrian Burd, Wei-Jun Cai, Christopher Craft, Chester B. DePratter, Daniela Di Iorio, Chuck Hopkinson, Samantha B. Joye, Christof D. Meile, Willard S. Moore, Brian Silliman, Victor Thompson, and John P. Wares 5. MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA WETLANDS Jenneke M. Visser, John W. Day, Jr., Loretta L. Battaglia, Gary P. Shaffer, and Mark W. Hester 6. WETLANDS OF THE NORTHERN GULF COAST Loretta L. Battaglia, Mark S. Woodrey, Mark S. Peterson, Kevin S. Dillon, and Jenneke M. Visser 7. NEOTROPICAL COASTAL WETLANDS Karen L. McKee 8. PACIFIC COAST TIDAL WETLANDS John C. Callaway, Amy B. Borde, Heida L. Diefenderfer, V. Thomas Parker, John M. Rybczyk, and Ron M. Thom II. INLAND WETLANDS 9. NORTHERN PEATLANDS Line Rochefort, Maria Strack, Monique Poulin, Jonathan S. Price, Martha Graf, Andre Desrochers, Claude Lavoie, and Line Lapointe 10. NORTHEASTERN SEASONAL WOODLAND POOLS Aram J. K. Calhoun, Megan K. Gahl, and Robert F. Baldwin 11. NORTHERN RED MAPLE AND BLACK ASH SWAMPS Joan Ehrenfeld 12. BEAVER WETLANDS Carol A. Johnston 13. GREAT LAKES COASTAL MARSHES Douglas A. Wilcox 14. POCOSINS: EVERGREEN SHRUB BOGS OF THE SOUTHEAST Curtis Richardson 15. SOUTHEASTERN DEPRESSIONAL WETLANDS L. Katherine Kirkman, Lora L. Smith, and Stephen W. Golladay 16. SOUTHEASTERN SWAMP COMPLEXES Darold Batzer, Frank Day, and Steve Golladay 17. THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES Evelyn E. Gaiser, Joel C. Trexler and Paul R. Wetzel 18. FLOODPLAIN WETLANDS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN COASTAL PLAIN Sammy L. King, Loretta L. Battaglia, Cliff R. Hupp, Richard F. Keim, and B. Graeme Lockaby 19. TROPICAL FRESHWATER SWAMPS AND MARSHES Patricia Moreno-Casasola, Dulce Infante Mata, and Hugo Lopez Rosas 20. NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS WETLANDS Susan Galatowitsch 21. HIGH PLAINS PLAYAS Loren M. Smith, David A. Haukos, and Scott T. McMurry 22. WESTERN MOUNTAIN WETLANDS David J. Cooper, Rodney A. Chimner, and David M. Merritt 23. DESERT SPRING WETLANDS OF THE GREAT BASIN Mary Jane Keleher and Don Sada 24. RIPARIAN FLOODPLAIN WETLANDS OF THE ARID AND SEMIARID SOUTHWEST Juliet C. Stromberg, Douglas C. Andersen, and Michael L. Scott 25. WETLANDS OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY OF CALIFORNIA AND KLAMATH BASIN Joseph P. Fleskes 26. FRESHWATER ARCTIC TUNDRA WETLANDS Laura Gough
Darold Batzer is Professor of Entomology at the University of Georgia. He is the co-editor of Invertebrates in Freshwater Wetlands of North America (Wiley, 1999). Andrew Baldwin is Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Technology at the University of Maryland. He is the President of the Society of Wetland Scientists.
Reviews for Wetland Habitats of North America: Ecology and Conservation Concerns
"""An essential component of the library of anyone working in the realm of freshwater ecology."" -- Matt R. Whiles, Department of Zoology and Center for Ecology, Southern Illinois University Freshwater Science ""Wetland Habitats of North America offers plenty of information for the variety of wetland types that are discussed, will be a valuable reference for all wetland scientists and deserves a place in their library."" Wetlands"
