Classification and Inventory of the World’s Wetlands

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-v

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2. Editorial

   • C. Max Finlayson, A. G. van der Valk

   Pages 1-2

3. Classification and inventory of wetlands: A global overview

   • D. A. Scott, T. A. Jones

   Pages 3-16

4. The current status of European wetland inventories and classifications

   • J. M. R. Hughes

   Pages 17-28

5. Classification of boreal mires in Finland and Scandinavia: A review

   • P. Pakarinen

   Pages 29-38

6. Inventory and classification of wetlands in India

   • B. Gopal, M. Sah

   Pages 39-48

7. Ecological significance and classification of Chinese wetlands

   • J. Lu

   Pages 49-56

8. Developing wetland inventories in Southern Africa: A review

   • A. R. D. Taylor, G. W. Howard, G. W. Begg

   Pages 57-79

9. A review of wetland inventory and classification in Australia

   • R. L. Pressey, P. Adam

   Pages 81-101

10. A geomorphic approach to global classification for inland wetlands

    • C. A. Semeniuk, V. Semeniuk

    Pages 103-124

11. An evaluation of the first inventory of South American wetlands

    • L. G. Naranjo

    Pages 125-129

12. Canadian wetlands: Environmental gradients and classification

    • S. C. Zoltai, D. H. Vitt

    Pages 131-137

13. US Fish and Wildlife Service 1979 wetland classification: A review

    • Lewis M. Cowardin, Francis C. Golet

    Pages 139-152

14. The US Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Wetlands Inventory Project

    • B. O. Wilen, M. K. Bates

    Pages 153-169

15. EMAP-Wetlands: A sampling design with global application

    • R. P. Novitzki

    Pages 171-184

16. Wetland classification and inventory: A summary

    • C. M. Finlayson, A. G. van der Valk

    Pages 185-192

This book brings together, for the first time, information on various wetland classification systems and wetland inventories from around the world, outlining regional, national and local wetland classifications developed in Africa, Australia, Canada, China, Europe, India, South America and the USA. Oriented towards the conservation and management of wetlands, these existing national and regional classification systems have been useful in providing an essential base for the development of an international system. The volume also reviews various attempts at drawing up an inventory of wetlands in different parts of the world, ranging from field and literature surveys to highly sophisticated efforts using aerial photography and satellite imaging.
Audience: Workers in wetland ecology, especially those working on classification, inventory, conservation, or management of wetlands at the local, national, regional or international levels.

• classification
• development
• ecology
• environment
• wetland

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