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| List of Illustrations and Tables | |
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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Wetland Primer | |
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| Swampland, Marshland, Wetland: Wetland Concept and Definitions | |
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| What Is a Wetland? | |
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| Scientific Definitions | |
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| Regulatory Definitions | |
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| Field Interpretation of the Federal Regulatory Wetland Definition | |
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| Wetland Definition for This Book | |
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| Additional Readings | |
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| Water, the Lifeblood of Swampland: Wetland Hydrology | |
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| What Is Hydrology? | |
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| Water Budget | |
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| How Wet Is a Wetland? | |
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| Hydrology and the Growing Season | |
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| Wetland Hydrology | |
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| Additional Readings | |
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| The Birth and Growth of Swampland: Wetland Formation and Evolution | |
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| Origins of Swampland | |
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| The Big Freeze: Glaciation Effects | |
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| The Floods: Alluvial Processes | |
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| The Tides: Effects of Rising Sea Levels | |
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| Hydrarch Succession: Plant-Community Dynamics | |
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| Paludification: Climbing Bogs | |
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| The Hydrologic Cycle: Changing Water Levels | |
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| Nature's Hydraulic Engineer: The Beaver | |
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| The Human Factor | |
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| Additional Readings | |
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| Swamp Earth: Hydric Soils | |
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| What Is Soil? | |
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| Effects of Waterlogging on Soil Development | |
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| What Is Hydric Soil? | |
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| Distribution of Hydric Soils | |
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| Additional Readings | |
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| Swamp Plants: Hydrophytes and Wetland Plant Communities | |
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| What Is a Hydrophyte? | |
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| Water Stress on Plants | |
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| Plant Adaptations for Life in Water or Wetlands | |
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| Factors Affecting Wetland Plant Communities | |
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| Wetland Types | |
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| Additional Readings | |
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| Swamp Things: Wetland Wildlife | |
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| Wetland Dependency | |
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| Animal Adaptations for the Wet Life | |
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| Wetlands as Wildlife Habitat | |
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| Additional Readings | |
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| Swampland at Work: Wetland Functions and Values | |
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| Water-Quality Protection | |
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| Floodwater Storage | |
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| Shoreline Stabilization | |
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| Water Supply | |
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| Aquatic Productivity | |
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| Provision of Wildlife Habitat | |
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| Local Climate Regulator | |
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| Databanks of the Earth's History | |
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| Reaping Nature's Wet Bounty | |
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| Additional Readings | |
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| Swampland Now and Then: Wetland Status and Trends | |
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| Wetland Status | |
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| Wetland Trends | |
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| Causes of Wetland Loss and Degradation | |
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| Wetlands Still at Risk | |
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| Additional Readings | |
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| Swampland-Wasteland or Watery Wealth: Wetland Conservation, Management, and Restoration | |
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| Changing Attitudes toward Wetlands | |
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| Wetland Protection | |
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| Wetland Acquisition | |
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| Wetland Management | |
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| Wetland Restoration, Creation, and Enhancement | |
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| Additional Readings | |
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| Wetland Identification Guide | |
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| Recognizing Wetland Plants | |
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| Wetland-Plant Lists | |
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| How to Identify Common Hydrophytes | |
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| How to Use the Plant-Identification Keys | |
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| Keys to Common Hydrophytes of the Northeast | |
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| Illustrations and Descriptions of Common Hydrophytes | |
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| Additional Field Guides | |
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| Interpreting Hydric Soils | |
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| List of Hydric Soils | |
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| Describing Soils | |
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| How to Recognize Hydric Soils | |
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| Additional Readings | |
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| Identifying Wetland Wildlife | |
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| How to Identify Wetland Animals | |
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| Keys to Selected Wetland Vertebrates of the Northeast | |
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| Illustrations and Descriptions of Wetland Vertebrates | |
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| Additional Field Guides | |
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| Finding Wetlands and Their Boundaries: Wetland Identification and Delineation | |
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| Printed Maps: Gospel or Guidance? | |
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| Seeking Swampland: How to Find Wetlands in the Field | |
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| Drawing a Line in the Dirt: Delineating the Boundary | |
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| Additional Readings | |
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| Typing and Evaluating Wetlands: Wetland Classification and Functional Assessment | |
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| Defining Properties | |
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| Name that Wetland: Classifying Wetlands | |
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| What Good is That Wetland?: Assessing Wetlands | |
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| Additional Readings | |
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| A Call to Action: SOS-Saving Our Swampland | |
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| Wetlands to Explore | |
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| Some Poisonous Wetland Plants in the Northeast and Great Lakes States | |
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| Glossary | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |