Synopses & Reviews
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Wetland Habitats of North America is essential reading for everyone who studies, manages, or visits North American wetlands. It fills an important void in the wetland literature, providing accessible and succinct descriptions of all of the continentand#8217;s major wetland types.and#8221;
Arnold van der Valk, Iowa State University
and#147;Batzer and Baldwin have compiled the most comprehensive compendium of North American wetland habitats and their ecology that is presently availableand#151;a must for wetland scientists and managers.and#8221;
Irving A. Mendelssohn, Louisiana State University
"If you want to gain a broad understanding of the ecology of North Americaand#8217;s diverse wetlands, Wetland Habitats of North America is the book for you. Darold Batzer and Andrew Baldwin have assembled an impressive group of regional wetland scientists who have produced a virtual encyclopedia to the continentand#8217;s wetlands. Reading the book is like a road trip across the Americas with guided tours of major wetland types by local experts. Your first stop will be to coastal wetlands with eight chapters covering tidal wetlands along the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts. Then youand#8217;ll travel inland where you can visit any or all of 18 types ranging from bottomland swamps of the Southeast to pothole marshes of the Northern Prairies to montane wetlands of the Rockies to tropical swamps of Central America and desert springs wetlands. All in one bookand#151;Iand#8217;m impressed! Every wetlander should add this book to her or his swampland library.
Ralph Tiner, University of Massachusettsand#150;Amherst
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and#8220;An essential component of the library of anyone working in the realm of freshwater ecology.and#8221;
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“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
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"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."
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
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.
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Praise for the First Edition
The editors are to be highly commended for . . . the straightforward and honest writing style that continually weaves its way throughout this text.”Mark W. Hester, Ecology
Provides a comprehensive introduction to the great ecological breadth and complexity that wetlands exhibit, ranging from microbial process to biogeography and global climate.”Wetlands
A comprehensive and timely introduction to wetlands ecology . . . Would serve as an excellent textbook for classes focusing on wetlands, wetland ecology, and related classes where system ecology and function may be of interest.”Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas
About the Author
Darold P. Batzer is Professor of Entomology at the University of Georgia. He is the coeditor of several volumes, including
Wetland Habitats of North America (UC Press),
Invertebrates in Freshwater Wetlands of North America, and
Bioassessment and Management of North American Freshwater Wetlands. He served as Editor-in-Chief of
Wetlands, the scholarly journal of the Society of Wetland Scientists, and he has taught courses in wetland ecology and aquatic ecology.
Rebecca Sharitz is Professor of Plant Biology at the University of Georgia and coeditor of two books for the US Atomic Energy Commission. She has taught courses in wetland ecology.
Table of Contents
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, Andrand#233; 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 Land#243;pez 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