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RECORD NUMBER: 9 OF 25Main Title | In search of swampland : a wetland sourcebook and field guide / | ||||||||||||||||
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Author | Tiner, Ralph W. | ||||||||||||||||
Publisher | Rutgers University Press, | ||||||||||||||||
Year Published | 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
OCLC Number | 37418254 | ||||||||||||||||
ISBN | 0813525055 (cloth : alk. paper) 0813525063 (pbk. : alk. paper) | ||||||||||||||||
Subjects | Wetlands--Northeastern States | ||||||||||||||||
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Collation | xviii, 264 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 26 cm. | ||||||||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references (p. {259}-260) and index. |
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Contents Notes | Wetland primer -- Swampland, marshland, wetland: concept and definitions -- Water: wetland hydrology -- Birth and growth of swampland: formation and evolution -- Swamp earth: hydric soils -- Swamp plants -- Swamp things: wildlife -- Swampland at work: functions and values -- Swampland now and then: status, trends, and protection -- Wetland identification guide -- Recognizing wetland plants -- Interpreting hydric soils -- Identifying wetland wildlife -- Finding wetlands and their boundaries: identification and delineation -- A call to action: saving our swampland -- Wetlands to explore. |