Wetlands.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I Introduction -- Chapter 1 Wetlands: Human Use and Science -- Human History and Wetlands -- Literary References to Wetlands -- Wetland Science and Wetland Scientists -- Wetland Managers and Wetland Management -- Chapter 2 Wetland Definitions -- Wetlands in the Landscape -- Wetland Common Terms -- Formal Wetland Definitions -- Legal Definitions -- Choice of a Definition -- Chapter 3 Wetlands of the World -- The Global Extent of Wetlands -- Regional Wetlands of the World -- Part II The Wetland Environment -- Chapter 4 Wetland Hydrology -- Importance of Hydrology in Wetlands -- Wetland Hydroperiod -- Wetland Water Budget -- Precipitation -- Surface Flow -- Groundwater -- Evapotranspiration -- Tides -- Seiches -- Effects of Hydrology on Wetland Function -- Techniques for Wetland Hydrology Studies -- Chapter 5 Wetland Soils -- Types and Definitions -- Organic Wetland Soil -- Mineral Wetland Soil -- Reduction/Oxidation in Wetland Soil -- Chapter 6 Wetland Biogeochemistry -- The Nitrogen Cycle -- Iron and Manganese Transformations -- The Sulfur Cycle -- The Carbon Cycle -- The Phosphorus Cycle -- Water Chemistry -- Nutrient Budgets of Wetlands -- Chapter 7 Wetland Vegetation and Succession -- Vascular Plant Adaptations to Waterlogging and Flooding -- Wetland Succession -- Part III Wetland Ecosystems -- Chapter 8 Tidal Marshes -- Tidal Salt Marshes -- Tidal Freshwater Wetlands -- Chapter 9 Mangrove Swamps -- Geographical Extent -- Hydrogeomorphology -- Soils and Salinity -- Vegetation -- Consumers -- Ecosystem Function -- Chapter 10 Freshwater Marshes -- Hydrology -- Biogeochemistry -- Vegetation -- Consumers -- Ecosystem Function -- Chapter 11 Freshwater Swamps and Riparian Ecosystems -- Geographic Extent -- Geomorphology and Hydrology -- Biogeochemistry -- Vegetation -- Consumers.

Ecosystem Function -- Chapter 12 Peatlands -- Geographic Extent -- Hydrology and Peatland Development -- Classification of Peatlands -- Vegetation -- Consumers -- Ecosystem Function -- Part IV Traditional Wetland Management -- Chapter 13 Wetland Classification -- Wetland Classifications -- Wetland Remote Sensing and Inventory -- Chapter 14 Human Impacts and Management of Wetlands -- Early History of Wetland Management -- Wetland Drainage History in the United States -- Wetland Alteration -- Wetland Management by Objective -- Chapter 15 Wetland Laws and Protection -- Legal Protection of Wetlands in the United States -- International Wetland Conservation -- Part V Ecosystem Services -- Chapter 16 Wetland Ecosystem Services -- Wetland Ecosystem Services -- Quantifying Ecosystem Services -- Chapter 17 Wetlands and Climate Change -- Climate Change -- Wetlands in the Global Carbon Cycle -- Effects of Climate Change on Wetlands -- Chapter 18 Wetland Creation and Restoration -- Mitigating Wetland Habitat Loss -- Agricultural Land Restoration -- Forested Wetland Restoration -- Hydrologic Restoration of Wetlands -- Peatland Restoration -- Coastal Wetland Restoration -- Wetland Creation and Restoration Techniques -- Estimating Success -- Summary Principles -- Chapter 19 Wetlands and Water Quality -- Classifications of Wastewater Treatment Wetlands -- Water Quality Wetland Design -- Wetland Management after Construction -- Economics and Values of Treatment Wetlands -- Summary Considerations -- Appendix A. Wetland Losses by State in the United States, 1780s-1980s -- Appendix B. Useful Wetland Web Pages -- Appendix C. Useful Conversion Factors -- Glossary -- Index -- EULA.

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