Proceedings of a conference held at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J., Feb. 13-16, 1977. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Biomass and primary production in freshwater tidal wetlands of the Middle Atlantic coast / Dennis F. Whigham, Jack McCormick, Ralph E. Good, and Robert L. Simpson -- Primary production of prairie glacial marshes / A.G. van der Valk and C.B. Davis -- Life history aspects of primary production in sedge wetlands / John M. Bernard and Eville Gorham -- Primary production in northern bog marshes / R.J. Reader -- The role of hydrology in freshwater wetland ecosystems / J.G. Gosselink and R.E. Turner -- Primary production processes : summary and recommendations / Armando A. de la Cruz -- Decomposition of intertidal freshwater marsh plants / William E. Odum and Mary A. Heywood -- Litter decomposition in prairie glacial marshes / C.B. Davis and A.G. van der Valk -- Decomposition in northern wetlands / Jim P.M. Chamie and Curtis J. Richardson -- Decomposition in the littoral zone of lakes / Gordon L. Godshalk and Robert G. Wetzel -- Decomposition processes : summary and recommendations / John L. Gallagher -- Chemical composition of wetland plants / Claude E. Boyd -- Nutrient movements in lakeshore marshes / R.T. Prentki, T.D. Gustafson, and M.S. Adams -- Nutrient dynamics of freshwater riverine marshes and the role of emergent macrophytes / Jeffrey M. Klopatek -- Nutrient dynamics of northern wetland ecosystems / Curtis J. Richardson, Donald L. Tilton, John A. Kadlec, Jim P.M. Chamie, and W. Alan Wentz -- Seasonal patterns of nutrient movement in a freshwater tidal marsh / Robert L. Simpson, Dennis F. Whigham, and Raymond Walker -- Nutrient dynamics : summary and recommendations / Ivan Valiela and John M. Teal -- Management of freshwater marshes for wildlife / Milton W. Weller -- Tidal freshwater marsh establishment in Upper Chesapeake Bay : Pontederia cordata and Peltandra virginica / E.W. Garbisch Jr. and L.B. Coleman -- Effects of canals on freshwater marshes in coastal Louisiana and implications for management / James H. Stone, Leonard M. Bahr Jr., and John W. Day Jr. -- Management of freshwater wetlands for nutrient assimilation / William E. Sloey, Frederic L. Spangler, and C.W. Fetter Jr. -- Ecology and the regulation of freshwater wetlands / Jack McCormick -- Management potential : summary and recommendations / Forest Stearns.