Wetland environments: a global perspective

"This book is intended to foster a greater awareness and appreciation of wetlands, promote a culture of conservation and wise management, and spread the knowledge that wetlands are important, indeed crucial, elements of the global environment. Our attempts to understand, manage and enhance wetlands in the twenty-first century are part of a larger effort to maintain a sustainable Earth"--Page 4 of cover.

Preface : Why wetlands? -- pt. I. 1. Wetland overview -- Wetland trends -- Wetland preservation and protection -- Wetland science -- 2. Wetland criteria -- Definitions -- Water -- Soil -- Vegetation -- Wetland classification -- Peatland -- Anthropogenic dimensions of wetlands -- 3. Methods in wetland research -- Remote sensing -- Wetland image interpretation -- Maps and geographic information systems -- Physical ground-based methods -- Flora, fauna and ecological monitoring and survey methods -- Social science methods and techniques -- pt. II. 4. Wetland hydrology -- Surface and ground water -- Floods and flooding -- Hydrologic functions of streams and wetlands -- Hydrochemistry -- 5. Wetland soil -- Brief history and soil classification -- Hydric soil criteria -- Mineral and organic hydric soils -- Submerged wetland substrates -- 6. Wetland vegetation -- Plant adaptations -- Ecological categories -- Shoreline plants -- Emergent plants -- Floating plants -- Submerged plants -- Plant zonation -- Indicator categories -- Plant hardiness zones -- Invasive plant species -- 7. Wetland wildlife -- Wetland invertebrates -- Insects -- Mosquitos -- Corals -- Wetland vertebrates -- Amphibian…