Wetland Techniques

Wetlands serve many important functions and provide numerous ecological services such as clean water, wildlife habitat, nutrient reduction, and flood control. Wetland science is a relatively young discipline but is a rapidly growing field due to an enhanced understanding of the importance of wetlands and the numerous laws and policies that have been developed to protect these areas. This growth is demonstrated by the creation and growth of the Society of Wetland Scientists which was formed in 1980 and now has a membership of 3,500 people. It is also illustrated by the existence of 2 journals (Wetlands and Wetlands Ecology and Management) devoted entirely to wetlands. To date there has been no practical, comprehensive techniques book centered on wetlands, and written for wetland researchers, students, and managers. This techniques book aims to fill that gap. It is designed to provide an overview of the various methods that have been used or developed by researchers and practitioners to study, monitor, manage, or create wetlands. Including many methods usually found only in the peer-reviewed or gray literature, this 3-volume set fills a major niche and for all professionals dealing with wetlands.

• Evaluating wetlands
• Wetland assessment
• Wetland management
• Wetland monitoring techniques
• Wetland research techniques
• Fish and Wildlife Biology

From the book reviews:

“This monumental three-volume set … is geared to students and professionals interested or involved in wetland ecology, research, management, and development. … Figures, color photos and tables, and extensive references support the text. A valuable resource for students and wildlife biologists, ecologists, agronomists, conservationists, land planners, soil scientists, foresters, and landscape architects. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through researchers/faculty.” (S. G. Shetron, Choice, Vol. 51 (11), July, 2014)

• Forestry & Natural Resources & Environmental Research Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA

  James T. Anderson

• Department of Natural Resource Ecology a, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA

  Craig A. Davis

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