In search of swampland : a wetland sourcebook and field guide /
"In Search of Swampland also provides a field guide to wetland plants, soils, and animals. It includes detailed descriptions and illustrations - many of which are new to this edition - of more than 300 plants and 200 animals. Clear identification keys, information on how to distinguish typical...
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
[2005]
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Ch. 1. Swampland, marshland, wetland : wetland concept and definitions
- Ch. 2. Water, the lifeblood of swampland : wetland hydrology
- Ch. 3. The birth and growth of swampland : wetland formation and evolution
- Ch. 4. Swamp earth : hydric soils
- Ch. 5. Swamp plants : hydrophytes and wetland plant communities
- Ch. 6. Swamp things : wetland wildlife
- Ch. 7. Swampland at work : wetland functions and values
- Ch. 8. Swampland now and then : wetland status and trends
- Ch. 9. Swampland
- wasteland or watery wealth : wetland conservation, management, and restoration
- Ch. 10. Recognizing wetland plants
- Ch. 11. Interpreting hydric soils
- Ch. 12. Identifying wetland wildlife.