Books, Outdoors & Nature, Ecosystems, Wetlands

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William J. Mitsch, James G. Gosselink
Wetlands
by Wiley (Hardcover)

Praise for the previous editions of Wetlands: "Wetlands, the field of study, would not be what it is without Wetlands, the book." ——Bill Streever, Wetlands, 2001 "The Third Edition of this highly successful book manages to set new standards in presentation and content to confirm its place as the first point of reference for those working or studying wetlands." ——Chris Bradley, University of Birmingham, UK, Regulated Rivers: Research and Management "This book is the wetlands bible...the most wide-ranging [book] on the subject." ——Carl Folke, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Land Use Policy "The single best combination text and reference book on wetland ecology." ——Joseph S. Larson, University of Massachusetts, Journal of Environmental Quality "First on my list of references to recommend to someone new to wetland policy management or science." ——Jay A. Leitch, North Dakota State University, Water Resources ...

John Eastman
The Book of Swamp and Bog: Trees, Shrubs, and Wildflowers of the Eastern Freshwater Wetlands
by Stackpole Books (Paperback)

Ecological approach to natural history provides complete descriptions of 80 common wetland plants.

Thomas E. Lodge
The Everglades Handbook: Understanding the Ecosystem
by CRC Press (Paperback)

The Everglades Handbook is an important new reference that provides the reader with a wealth of information on the entire ecosystem-upstream and downstream.This unique book starts with a brief description of the regions geology and geography. The origin of the Everglades is explained and an historic overview is presented. Plant communities and animal groups are covered, detailing their biogeography and functional roles within the system.The impact of hurricanes (including Andrew) on the ecosystem is discussed. The effect of man on the Everglades and the basic tenets for ecosystem restoration provide an important and final chapter.Fifty-two beautiful black and white photographs, along with eight maps and diagrams, complement the information presented.This book is important reading and a necessary reference for anyone interested in the Everglades ecosystem. Completely referenced, it also serves as a guide to the vast literature on the Everglades.

Donald D. Cox
A Naturalist's Guide to Wetland Plants: An Ecology for Eastern North America
by Syracuse University Press (Paperback)

A nontechnical illustrated guidebook to the ecology of freshwater wetlands in Eastern and Central North America.

Russell A. Mittermeier, Monica Barcellos Harris, Christina G. Mittermeier, Jose Maria Cardosa Da Silva, ...
Pantanal: South America's Wetland Jewel
by Firefly Books (Hardcover)

A spectacular tour of the world's largest wetland. The Pantanal covers 81,000 square miles in the middle of South America, extending over parts of Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay. About half the size of California and 20 times the size of the Everglades, the Pantanal flood plain is the largest wetland network on Earth. Pantanal reveals the abundant wildlife and beauty of this remarkable eco-system, home to some of the most spectacular concentrations of flora and fauna on the planet. The text explains the Pantanal's ecology, its people, plants and animals, presented in five chapters: - The Pantaneiro: People of the Pantanal - Wetlands - Grasslands - Forests of the Pantanal - Caiman: the comeback crocodile. The book also examines the impact of deforestation, overfishing and overhunting in the Pantanal and the efforts by conservationists to protect this magnificent region for future generations. Pantanal is a superbly photographed tour of one of the most ...

Robert H. Kadlec, Scott Wallace
Treatment Wetlands, Second Edition
by CRC (Hardcover)

Completely revised and updated, Treatment Wetlands, Second Edition is still the most comprehensive resource available for the planning, design, and operation of wetland treatment systems. The book addresses the design, construction, and operation of wetlands for water pollution control. It presents the best current procedures for sizing these systems, and describing the intrinsic processes that combine to quantify performance. The Second Edition covers: · New methods based on the latest research · Wastewater characterization and regulatory framework analyses leading to detailed design and economics · State-of-the-art procedures for analyzing hydraulics, hydrology, substrates and wetlands biogeochemistry · Definition of performance expectations for traditional pollutants such as solids, oxygen demand, nutrients and pathogens, as well as for metals and a wide variety of individual organic and inorganic chemicals · Discussion of methods of configuration, construction, ...

Craig E. Colten
An Unnatural Metropolis: Wresting New Orleans from Nature
by Louisiana State University Press (Paperback)

Strategically situated at the gateway to the Mississippi River yet standing atop a former swamp, New Orleans was from the first what geographer Peirce Lewis called an "impossible but inevitable city." How New Orleans came to be, taking shape between the mutual and often contradictory forces of nature and urban development, is the subject of An Unnatural Metropolis. Craig E. Colten traces engineered modifications to New Orleans's natural environment from 1800 to 2000 and demonstrates that, though all cities must contend with their physical settings, New Orleans may be the city most dependent on human-induced transformations of its precarious site. In a new preface, Colten shows how Hurricane Katrina exemplifies the inability of human artifice to exclude nature from cities and he urges city planners to keep the environment in mind as they contemplate New Orleans's future. Urban geographers frequently have portrayed cities as the antithesis of nature, but in An Unnatural ...

Carl Masterson
Regulatory survey for the Christmas Bay Coastal Preserve (GBNEP publication)
by Galveston Bay National Estuary Program (Unknown Binding)

Alexander Cleave has always felt "watched", even when he is alone. Becoming an actor, he performs his way through life until at he peak of his career he suddenly leaves. He begins to unravel his own past in his childhood home, where memory of the past fuses with details of his present.

Ralph W. Tiner
Field Guide to Coastal Wetland Plants of the Southeastern United States
by University of Massachusetts Press (Hardcover)

"A superb illustrated flora with clear line drawings by talented botanical artist Abigail Rorer. With more than 250 specimens fully described, one can identify any plant found in the coastal wetlands of the Southeast". -- Choice

Ecology of Freshwater and Estuarine Wetlands
by University of California Press (Hardcover)

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.

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