Southern Forested Wetlands - Ecology and Management

List of contents

Part I: Introduction 1. Classification and Inventory 2. Wetland Functions and Relations to Societal Values 3. Wetland Regulation: Development and Current Practice Part II: General Functions of Southern Forested Wetlands 4. Regional Climates 5. Hydrology 6. Soils and Landforms 7. Biogeochemistry 8. Adaptations of Plants to Flooding and Soil Waterlogging 9. Wildlife Communities 10. Fish Communities Part III: Ecology and Management of Specific Wetland Types 11. Southern Deepwater Swamps 12. Major Alluvial Floodplains 13. Minor Alluvial Floodplains 14. Pocosins and Carolina Bats 15. Southern Mountain Fens 16. Pondcypress Swamps 17. Wet Flatwoods 18. Mangroves Appendix References Index

About the author

Michael G. Messina, William H. Conner

Summary

Originally published in 1998, Southern Forested Wetlands is an up to date, one source compendium of current knowledge on the wetland ecology of America’s southern forests.

Product details

• Authors: Michael G. (Texas a & M University) Conne Messina, Michael G. Conner Messina
• Assisted by: William H. Conner (Editor), Conner William H. (Editor), Michael G. Messina (Editor), Messina Michael G. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9780367359225
• ISBN: 978-0-367-35922-5
• No. of pages: 628
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Ecology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Sedimentology & Stratigraphy, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, environmental science, engineering & technology, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Soil science, sedimentology, Sedimentology and pedology, Indian record