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Tidal wetlands primer : an introduction to their ecology, natural history, status, and conservation / Ralph W. Tiner.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 2013.Description: xxiii, 508 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781625340221
  • 1625340222
  • 9781625340290
  • 162534029X
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QH87.3 .T57 2013
Contents:
1. Definitions and classification of tidal wetlands and estuaries -- Types of estuaries -- Tidal wetland classification -- Further readings -- 2. Origin and formation of tidal wetlands -- Glaciation -- Postglacial conditions -- Tidal wetland formation -- Further readings -- 3. The dynamic intertidal environment -- Wetland hydrology -- Salinity -- Hydrogen sulfides -- Hydrogen ion concentration (pH) -- Substrates and soils -- Coastal processes -- Further readings -- 4. Plant response to the tidal environment -- Hydrology -- Salt stress -- Nutrient availability -- Substrate type -- Climate -- Physical disturbances -- Biological factors -- Human actions -- Further readings -- 5. Tidal wetland types and their vegetation -- Beaches -- Tidal flats -- Rocky shores -- Salt marshes -- Estuarine shrub swamps -- Estuarine forests -- Brackish marshes -- Tidal fresh marshes -- Tidal freshwater swamps -- Coastal aquatic beds -- Further readings -- 6. Tidal wetlands as wildlife habitat -- Invertebrate habitat -- Fish habitat -- Bird habitat -- Reptile and amphibian habitat -- Mammal habitat -- Rare species habitat -- A special note on common reed as wildlife habitat -- Further readings -- 7. Functions and values of tidal wetlands -- Changing attitudes about tidal wetlands -- Ecosystem productivity -- Water quality renovation -- Coastal flood and storm protection -- Shoreline stabilization -- Provision of natural products -- Carbon storage and greenhouse gas reduction -- Scientific and archeological research -- Aesthetics, the arts, and recreation -- Increased real estate value -- Economic value -- Further readings -- 8. Extent, threats, and human uses of North American tidal wetlands -- Distribution -- Threats to tidal wetlands -- Tidal wetland trends in the conterminous United States -- Human use of tidal wetlands -- Further readings -- 9. Tidal wetland conservation and management -- Public trust doctrine -- Conservation -- Management -- Further readings -- 10. Wetland identification, mapping, delineation, and functional assessment -- Identification and delineation -- Assessment -- Further readings -- 11. Tidal wetland restoration, creation, and monitoring -- Defining restoration, creation, and enhancement -- Agency collaborations -- Goals and objectives -- Basic considerations in project planning -- Wetland restoration -- Wetland creation -- Data needs for project planning and developing a monitoring plan -- Wetland monitoring -- Agency guidance -- Restoration prioritization -- Further readings -- 12. The future of tidal wetlands -- Historic, current, and predicted sea-level rise rates -- The probable future of tidal wetlands on submerging coasts -- The probable future of tidal wetlands along emerging coasts -- Other climate change effects on tidal wetlands -- Managing the marsh environment -- Further readings -- Appendix A. List of North American wetlands of international importance: Tidal wetlands -- Appendix B. Profiles of some tidal wetland restoration projects on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States.
Subject: At a time when more than half of the U.S. population lives within fifty miles of the coast, tidal wetlands are a critical and threatened natural resource. The purpose of this book is to introduce the world of tidal wetlands to students and professionals in the environmental fields and others with an interest in the subject. Illustrated with maps, photographs, and diagrams, this volume provides a clear account of the factors that make these habitats unique and vulnerable. It discusses their formation, the conditions affecting their plant and animal life, and the diversity of types across North America, as well as their history, use by wildlife and humans, current status, conservation, restoration, and likely future. The emphasis is on vegetated wetlands marshes and swamps with additional discussion of eelgrass meadows, rocky shores, beaches, and tidal flats. Ralph Tiner's previous field guides to coastal wetland plants in the Northeast and Southeast have been widely praised. Tidal Wetlands Primer joins Tiner's earlier publications as an authoritative and user-friendly guide that should appeal to anyone with a serious interest in coastal habitats.
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Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves QH541.5.M3 T56 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800192627
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-502) and index.

1. Definitions and classification of tidal wetlands and estuaries -- Types of estuaries -- Tidal wetland classification -- Further readings -- 2. Origin and formation of tidal wetlands -- Glaciation -- Postglacial conditions -- Tidal wetland formation -- Further readings -- 3. The dynamic intertidal environment -- Wetland hydrology -- Salinity -- Hydrogen sulfides -- Hydrogen ion concentration (pH) -- Substrates and soils -- Coastal processes -- Further readings -- 4. Plant response to the tidal environment -- Hydrology -- Salt stress -- Nutrient availability -- Substrate type -- Climate -- Physical disturbances -- Biological factors -- Human actions -- Further readings -- 5. Tidal wetland types and their vegetation -- Beaches -- Tidal flats -- Rocky shores -- Salt marshes -- Estuarine shrub swamps -- Estuarine forests -- Brackish marshes -- Tidal fresh marshes -- Tidal freshwater swamps -- Coastal aquatic beds -- Further readings -- 6. Tidal wetlands as wildlife habitat -- Invertebrate habitat -- Fish habitat -- Bird habitat -- Reptile and amphibian habitat -- Mammal habitat -- Rare species habitat -- A special note on common reed as wildlife habitat -- Further readings -- 7. Functions and values of tidal wetlands -- Changing attitudes about tidal wetlands -- Ecosystem productivity -- Water quality renovation -- Coastal flood and storm protection -- Shoreline stabilization -- Provision of natural products -- Carbon storage and greenhouse gas reduction -- Scientific and archeological research -- Aesthetics, the arts, and recreation -- Increased real estate value -- Economic value -- Further readings -- 8. Extent, threats, and human uses of North American tidal wetlands -- Distribution -- Threats to tidal wetlands -- Tidal wetland trends in the conterminous United States -- Human use of tidal wetlands -- Further readings -- 9. Tidal wetland conservation and management -- Public trust doctrine -- Conservation -- Management -- Further readings -- 10. Wetland identification, mapping, delineation, and functional assessment -- Identification and delineation -- Assessment -- Further readings -- 11. Tidal wetland restoration, creation, and monitoring -- Defining restoration, creation, and enhancement -- Agency collaborations -- Goals and objectives -- Basic considerations in project planning -- Wetland restoration -- Wetland creation -- Data needs for project planning and developing a monitoring plan -- Wetland monitoring -- Agency guidance -- Restoration prioritization -- Further readings -- 12. The future of tidal wetlands -- Historic, current, and predicted sea-level rise rates -- The probable future of tidal wetlands on submerging coasts -- The probable future of tidal wetlands along emerging coasts -- Other climate change effects on tidal wetlands -- Managing the marsh environment -- Further readings -- Appendix A. List of North American wetlands of international importance: Tidal wetlands -- Appendix B. Profiles of some tidal wetland restoration projects on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States.

At a time when more than half of the U.S. population lives within fifty miles of the coast, tidal wetlands are a critical and threatened natural resource. The purpose of this book is to introduce the world of tidal wetlands to students and professionals in the environmental fields and others with an interest in the subject. Illustrated with maps, photographs, and diagrams, this volume provides a clear account of the factors that make these habitats unique and vulnerable. It discusses their formation, the conditions affecting their plant and animal life, and the diversity of types across North America, as well as their history, use by wildlife and humans, current status, conservation, restoration, and likely future. The emphasis is on vegetated wetlands marshes and swamps with additional discussion of eelgrass meadows, rocky shores, beaches, and tidal flats. Ralph Tiner's previous field guides to coastal wetland plants in the Northeast and Southeast have been widely praised. Tidal Wetlands Primer joins Tiner's earlier publications as an authoritative and user-friendly guide that should appeal to anyone with a serious interest in coastal habitats.

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