Mid-Atlantic Freshwater Wetlands: Advances in Wetlands Science, Management, Policy, and Practice

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Brooks, Robert P. (Editor), Wardrop, Denice Heller. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Environmental sciences.; Aquatic biology.; Nature Conservation.; Marine Sciences.; Environment.; Marine & Freshwater Sciences.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5596-7

Mid-Atlantic Freshwater Wetlands: Advances in Wetlands Science, Management, Policy, and Practice summarizes over two decades of work by Riparia, a Center at The Pennsylvania State University. This comprehensive book delves into the ecology and conservation of these critically important and valued ec...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Aquatic Landscapes: The Importance of Integrating Waters
• Hydrogeomorphic (HGM) Classification, Inventory, and Reference Wetlands
• Linking Landscape to Wetland Condition: A Case Study of Eight Headwater Complexes in Pennsylvania
• Hydrology of Mid-Atlantic Freshwater Wetlands
• Hydric Soils of Mid-Atlantic Freshwater Wetlands
• Hydrophytes of the Mid-Atlantic Region: Ecology, Communities, Assessment, and Diversity
• Wetland-Riparian Wildlife of the Mid-Atlantic Region: An Overview
• Wetland-Riparian Birds of the Mid-Atlantic Region
• Assessing Wetland-Riparian Amphibian and Reptile Communities of the Mid-Atlantic Region
• Freshwater Macroinvertebrates of the Mid-Atlantic Region
• Monitoring and Assessment of Wetlands: Concepts, Case Studies, and Lessons Learned
• Wetlands Restoration and Mitigation
• Policy and Regulatory Programs Affecting Wetlands and Waters of the Mid-Atlantic Region
• Conservation and Management of Wetlands and Aquatic Landscapes: The Vital Role of Connectivity
• Index.