Overview

Designed as a textbook, this volume is an important, up-to-date, authoritative, and accessible survey in ecology of freshwater and estuarine wetlands. Prominent wetland scholars address the physical environment, geomorphology, biogeochemistry, soils, and hydrology of both freshwater and estuarine wetlands. Careful syntheses review how hydrology and chemistry constrain wetlands plants and animals. In addition, contributors document the strategies employed by plants, animals, and bacteria to cope with stress. Focusing on the ecology of key organisms, each chapter is relevant to wetland regulation and assessment, wetland restoration, how flood pulses control the ecology of most wetland complexes, and how human regulation of flood pulses threatens wetland biotic integrity. Ideal for the classroom, this book is a fundamental resource for anyone interested in the current state of our wetlands.

Full Product Details

Author:   Dr. Darold P. Batzer ,  Rebecca R. Sharitz
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.361kg
ISBN:  

9780520247772

ISBN 10:   0520247779
Pages:   581
Publication Date:   08 January 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

"List of Contributors Preface 1. Ecology of Freshwater and Estuarine Wetlands: An Introduction What Is a Wetland? Why Are Wetlands Important? Wetland Loss and Degradation What This Book Covers 2. Wetland Geomorphology, Soils, and Formative Processes Wetland Geomorphology and Wetland Soils Specific Wetland Types: Formative Processes, Geomorphology, and Soils Conclusions 3. Wetland Hydrology Hillslope Hydrologic Processes Geomorphic Controls on Wetland Hydrology Wetland Water Budgets Hydropattern Hydraulics and Water Quality Effects of Land Use Changes on Wetland Hydrology 4. Abiotic Constraints for Wetland Plants and Animals Hydrology Salinity 5. Biogeochemistry and Bacterial Ecology of Hydrologically Dynamic Wetlands Chapter Themes A Primer on Wetland Bacteriology The Hydrology of Temporary Wetlands Biogeochemical Cycles in Temporary Wetlands Organic-matter Decay in Temporary Wetlands Nutrient Uptake and Release in Temporary Wetlands Integration and Synthesis: Biogeochemistry, Hydrology, and Sediments in Temporary Wetlands Integration and Synthesis: Biogeochemistry, Hydrology, and Aquatic Plants in Temporary Wetlands 6. Development of Wetland Plant Communities Importance of Hydrologic Conditions Plant Community Development Plant Distributions in Wetlands Primary Productivity Limiting Nutrients in Wetlands Characteristics of Selected Wetlands 7. Wetland Animal Ecology Trophic Ecology Community Ecology Focal Wetland Animals 8. Wetland Ecosystem Processes Wetlands as Ecosystems Generation and Retention of High Amounts of Organic Matter Fluxes of Organic Matter and Energy in Aquatic Ecosystems Attached Microbial Community Metabolism and Interactions Modulation of Macrophytes and Periphyton by Mortality and Losses: What Do They Mean to Higher Trophic Levels? Defensive Mechanisms and Allelochemical Communication"" Within Wetlands Potential Effects of Global Changes in Climate and Related Environmental Conditions on Ecosystem Processes 9. United States Wetland Regulation and Policy Wetland Definitions Federal Jurisdiction of Wetlands Wetland Delineation Wetland Functions and Values Functional Assessment Methods Summary 10. Wetland Restoration Catastrophic Versus Chronic Degradation Enabling Restoration Efforts Restore What? Identifying Feasible Goals How Theory Can Help Restoring Functions at the Watershed Scale Site-based Tactics Surprises and Their Lessons Evaluating Progress and Outcomes Long-term Stewardship Adaptive Restoration: An Approach That Simultaneously Advances Ecology and Accomplishes Restoration 11. Flood Pulsing and the Development and Maintenance of Biodiversity in Floodplains Characterization of Flood-pulsing Systems Definition and Classification of Wetland Organisms Strategies to Survive Flooding and Drought Speciation and Extinction: The Impact of Paleoclimatic History on Species Diversity Species Exchange Between Floodplains and Permanent Water Bodies Species Exchange Between Floodplains and Terrestrial Habitats Species Exchange Between Different Floodplains Species Exchange Between Intertidal Wetlands and Other Habitats Altering the Flood Pulse: Impacts on Biodiversity Conclusions 12. Consequences for Wetlands of a Changing Global Environment Assumptions Effects on Carbon Balance Effects on Species Composition and Redistribution Effects on Wetland Types Management and Policy Options Summary Literature Cited Index"

Reviews

The editors are to be highly commended for ... the straightforward and honest writing style that continually weaves its way throughout this text. --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, including well written chapters on wetland formation processes... An excellent textbook for classes focusing on wetlands. --Botanical Rsrch Inst. of Txs (Jbrit)

The editors are to be highly commended for ... the straightforward and honest writing style that continually weaves its way throughout this text. --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, including well written chapters on wetland formation processes... An excellent textbook for classes focusing on wetlands. --Botanical Rsrch Inst. of Txs (Jbrit)

Author Information

Darold Batzer is Professor of Entomology at the University of Georgia. He is the coeditor of Invertebrates in Freshwater Wetlands of North America and Bioassessment and Management of North American Freshwater Wetlands and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Wetlands. Rebecca Sharitz is Professor of Plant Biology at the University of Georgia and Senior Ecologist at the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory. She is the coeditor of Freshwater Wetlands and Wildlife.

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