Ecology of Freshwater and Estuarine Wetlands.

Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- 1. Ecology of Freshwater and Estuarine Wetlands: An Introduction -- What Is a Wetland? -- Why Are Wetlands Important? -- Characteristics of Selected Wetlands -- Wetland Loss and Degradation -- What This Book Covers -- 2. Wetland Soils, Hydrology, and Geomorphology -- Wetland Soils -- Hillslope and Wetland Hydrology -- Wetland Water Budgets -- Hydropatterns -- Wetland Hydraulics and Residence Time -- Geomorphic Controls on Wetland Hydrology -- Effects of Land Use on Wetland Hydrology -- 3. Abiotic Constraints for Wetland Plants and Animals -- Hydrology -- Salinity -- Acid Conditions -- 4. Wetland Microbial Ecology and Biogeochemistry -- A Cast of Billions: The Taxonomic and Physiological Diversity of Wetland Microbes -- Are Microbes Important to the Ecological Structure and Function of Wetlands? -- How Can We Study Wetland Microbes? -- Microbial Habitats in Wetlands -- Biogeochemistry and Carbon Transformations -- Microbes, Plant Decay, and Nutrient Regeneration -- Microbial Autotrophy and Wetland Food Webs -- Microbial Heterotrophy and Wetland Food Webs: The Microbial Loop -- 5. Development of Wetland Plant Communities -- The Importance of Hydrologic Conditions -- Plant Community Development -- Plant Distributions in Wetlands -- Primary Productivity -- Limiting Nutrients in Wetlands -- 6. Wetland Animal Ecology -- Trophic Ecology -- Community Ecology -- Focal Wetland Animals -- 7. Carbon Dynamics and Ecosystem Processes -- The Basic Carbon Cycle: Metrics of Productivity and Carbon Balance -- Breakdown and Decomposition of Organic Matter -- Anaerobic Carbon Cycling -- Why Do Wetlands Accumulate Soil Carbon? -- Dissolved Organic Matter Fluxes from Wetlands -- The Big Picture -- 8. United States Wetland Regulation, Policy, and Assessment -- Wetland Definitions.

Federal Jurisdiction of Wetlands -- Wetland Delineation -- Wetland Functions and Values -- Functional Assessment Methods -- 9. Wetland Restoration -- Adaptive Management and Restoration -- Selecting Suitable Targets and Setting Restoration Goals -- Restoration Planning -- Restoration Methods -- Evaluating Progress and Long-Term Stewardship -- Restoration Challenges and Emerging Issues -- 10. Consequences for Wetlands of a Changing Global Environment -- Assumptions -- Effects on Species Composition and Redistribution -- Effects on Carbon Balance -- Effects on Wetland Ecogeomorphic Types -- Management and Policy Options -- Literature Cited -- Index.

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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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.