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In Search of Swampland: A Wetland Sourcebook and Field Guide
Description
Tiner, Ralph W. 1998. In Search of Swampland: A Wetland Sourcebook and Field Guide. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, NJ. 264 p. A wetland primer and identification guide targeting the non-specialist. The book focuses on the northeastern U.S., but the field guide may be useful over a wider region:
- contains an overview of wetland ecology, status, and trends, and covers wetland characteristics, formation, functions and values, status and trends, causes of wetland loss and degradation, and wetland protection
- includes a field guide to common wetland plants, soils, and animals and to wetland identification and delineation
Additional Information:
Regions: United States
Submitted by: WetlandNetwork