Wetland habitats of North America [[electronic resource] ] : ecology and conservation concerns / / edited by Darold P. Batzer and Andrew H. Baldwin

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910809655903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012
• ISBN: 1-282-16664-6; 9786613809711; 0-520-95141-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (405 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BatzerDarold P; BaldwinAndrew H
• Disciplina: 577.68097
• Soggetti: Wetlands - North America; Wetland ecology - North America; Wetland conservation - North America
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- 1. Wetland Habitats Of North America: An Introduction -- 2. North Atlantic Coastal Tidal Wetlands -- 3. Coastal Wetlands Of Chesapeake Bay -- 4. South Atlantic Tidal Wetlands -- 5. Mississippi River Delta Wetlands -- 6. Wetlands Of The Northern Gulf Coast -- 7. Neotropical Coastal Wetlands -- 8. Pacific Coast Tidal Wetlands -- 9. Northern Peatlands -- 10. Northeastern Seasonal Woodland Pools -- 11. Northern Red Maple And Black Ash Swamps -- 12. Beaver Wetlands -- 13. Great Lakes Coastal Marshes -- 14. Pocosins: Evergreen Shrub Bogs Of The Southeast -- 15. Southeastern Depressional Wetlands -- 16. Southeastern Swamp Complexes -- 17. The Florida Everglades -- 18. Floodplain Wetlands Of The Southeastern Coastal Plain -- 19. Tropical Freshwater Swamps And Marshes -- 20. Northern Great Plains Wetlands -- 21. High Plains Playas -- 22. Western Mountain Wetlands -- 23. Desert Spring Wetlands Of The Great Basin -- 24. Riparian Floodplain Wetlands Of The Arid And Semiarid Southwest -- 25. Wetlands Of The Central Valley Of California And Klamath Basin -- 26. Freshwater Arctic ; Tundra Wetlands -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Wetlands are prominent landscapes throughout North America. The general characteristics of wetlands are controversial, thus there has not been a systematic assessment of different types of wetlands in different parts of North America, or a compendium of the threats to their conservation. Wetland Habitats of North America adopts a geographic and habitat approach, in which experts familiar with wetlands from across North America provide analyses and syntheses of their particular region of study. Addressing a broad audience of students, scientists, engineers, environmental managers, and policy makers, this book reviews recent, scientifically rigorous literature directly relevant to understanding, managing, protecting, and restoring wetland ecosystems of North America.