Wetland Habitats of North America: Ecology and Conservation Concerns

by Darold P. Batzer (Editor), Andrew H. Baldwin (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780520271647
Publisher:	University of California Press
Publication date:	05/22/2012
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	408
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

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.

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, André 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 López 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

Editorial Reviews

"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

An essential component of the library of anyone working in the realm of freshwater ecology.

Freshwater Science - Matt R. Whiles

"An essential component of the library of anyone working in the realm of freshwater ecology."--Freshwater Science

From the Publisher

Batzer (entomology, Univ. of Georgia; co-editor, Invertebrates in Freshwater Wetlands of North America) and Baldwin (environmental science & technology, Univ. of Maryland) aim to provide a broad overview of the 56 different types of wetlands or estuaries in the United States. The book is modeled after similar profiles done mainly in the 1980s by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and is intended for an academic audience at the undergraduate or graduate level, though the editors note that non-students interested in the subject will also find it helpful. After an introduction, which contains several tables indicating which chapters cover various topics of interest such as climatic variation, sedimentation, and mercury contamination, the material is divided into two parts, "Coastal Wetlands" and "Inland Wetlands." Each chapter within these two parts contains subdivisions on geology, plant life, animal communities, and conservation concerns and ends with an extremely comprehensive listing of references. Relevant maps, tables, and statistical information appear throughout, and additional materials are available online. VERDICT This title succeeds as a textbook, given its many in-line citations and copious bibliographical references at the end of each chapter. For those not in academia, the citations may be more of a hindrance than a help. In addition, the print is small, so readability is compromised, all making the title of limited interest to general readers.—Christine Sharbrough, Derry P.L., Manchester, NH

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