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Preface |
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Ecology of Freshwater and Estuarine Wetlands: An Introduction |
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1 | (6) |
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Why Are Wetlands Important? |
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3 | (1) |
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Wetland Loss and Degradation |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (2) |
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Wetland Geomorphology, Soils, and Formative Processes |
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7 | (36) |
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Wetland Geomorphology and Wetland Soils |
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7 | (21) |
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Specific Wetland Types: Formative Processes, Geomorphology, and Soils |
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28 | (13) |
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41 | (2) |
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43 | (39) |
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Hillslope Hydrologic Processes |
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44 | (21) |
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Geomorphic Controls on Wetland Hydrology |
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65 | (6) |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (4) |
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Hydraulics and Water Quality |
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76 | (2) |
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Effects of Land Use Changes on Wetland Hydrology |
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78 | (4) |
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Abiotic Constraints for Wetland Plants and Animals |
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82 | (33) |
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82 | (23) |
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105 | (10) |
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Biogeochemistry and Bacterial Ecology of Hydrologically Dynamic Wetlands |
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115 | (62) |
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116 | (3) |
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A Primer on Wetland Bacteriology |
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119 | (9) |
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The Hydrology of Temporary Wetlands |
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128 | (5) |
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Biogeochemical Cycles in Temporary Wetlands |
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133 | (18) |
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Organic-matter Decay in Temporary Wetlands |
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151 | (7) |
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Nutrient Uptake and Release in Temporary Wetlands |
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158 | (10) |
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Integration and Synthesis: Biogeochemistry, Hydrology, and Sediments in Temporary Wetlands |
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168 | (5) |
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Integration and Synthesis: Biogeochemistry, Hydrology, and Aquatic Plants in Temporary Wetlands |
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173 | (4) |
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Development of Wetland Plant Communities |
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177 | (65) |
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Importance of Hydrologic Conditions |
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178 | (2) |
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Plant Community Development |
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180 | (8) |
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Plant Distributions in Wetlands |
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188 | (12) |
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200 | (5) |
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Limiting Nutrients in Wetlands |
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205 | (4) |
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Characteristics of Selected Wetlands |
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209 | (33) |
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242 | (43) |
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244 | (13) |
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257 | (13) |
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270 | (15) |
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Wetland Ecosystem Processes |
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285 | (28) |
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285 | (1) |
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Generation and Retention of High Amounts of Organic Matter |
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286 | (7) |
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Fluxes of Organic Matter and Energy in Aquatic Ecosystems |
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293 | (2) |
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Attached Microbial Community Metabolism and Interactions |
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295 | (13) |
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Modulation of Macrophytes and Periphyton by Mortality and Losses: What Do They Mean to Higher Trophic Levels? |
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308 | (1) |
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Defensive Mechanisms and Allelochemical ``Communication'' Within Wetlands |
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309 | (2) |
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Potential Effects of Global Changes in Climate and Related Environmental Conditions on Ecosystem Processes |
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311 | (2) |
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United States Wetland Regulation and Policy |
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313 | (35) |
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314 | (3) |
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Federal Jurisdiction of Wetlands |
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317 | (18) |
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335 | (4) |
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Wetland Functions and Values |
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339 | (2) |
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Functional Assessment Methods |
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341 | (5) |
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346 | (2) |
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348 | (59) |
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Catastrophic Versus Chronic Degradation |
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351 | (3) |
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Enabling Restoration Efforts |
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354 | (6) |
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360 | (4) |
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Identifying Feasible Goals |
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364 | (3) |
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367 | (11) |
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Restoring Functions at the Watershed Scale |
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378 | (4) |
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382 | (13) |
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Surprises and Their Lessons |
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395 | (3) |
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Evaluating Progress and Outcomes |
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398 | (4) |
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402 | (1) |
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Adaptive Restoration: An Approach That Simultaneously Advances Ecology and Accomplishes Restoration |
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402 | (5) |
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Flood Pulsing and the Development and Maintenance of Biodiversity in Floodplains |
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407 | (29) |
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Characterization of Flood-pulsing Systems |
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408 | (5) |
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Definition and Classification of Wetland Organisms |
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413 | (3) |
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Strategies to Survive Flooding and Drought |
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416 | (2) |
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Speciation and Extinction: The Impact of Paleoclimatic History on Species Diversity |
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418 | (4) |
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Species Exchange Between Floodplains and Permanent Water Bodies |
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422 | (3) |
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Species Exchange Between Floodplains and Terrestrial Habitats |
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425 | (3) |
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Species Exchange Between Different Floodplains |
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428 | (2) |
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Species Exchange Between Intertidal Wetlands and Other Habitats |
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430 | (1) |
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Altering the Flood Pulse: Impacts on Biodiversity |
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431 | (3) |
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434 | (2) |
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Consequences for Wetlands of a Changing Global Environment |
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436 | (27) |
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439 | (2) |
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Effects on Carbon Balance |
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441 | (2) |
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Effects on Species Composition and Redistribution |
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443 | (6) |
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449 | (7) |
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Management and Policy Options |
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456 | (3) |
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459 | (4) |
Literature Cited |
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463 | (98) |
Index |
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