4. Wildlife Use of Riverine Wetland Habitats

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction xi
5. 1. Laws and Regulations Pertaining to Wetland Areas in the Intermountain West 1
6. 2. Variation in Hydrology, Soils, and Vegetation of Natural Palustrine Wetlands among Geologic Provinces 23
7. 3. Ecological Processes of Riverine Wetland Habitats 52
8. 4. Wildlife Use of Riverine Wetland Habitats 74
9. 5. Management of Riverine Wetland Habitats 87
10. 6. Irrigation, Salinity, and Landscape Patterns of Natural Palustrine Wetlands 105
11. 7. Wildlife of Natural Palustrine Wetlands 130
12. 8. Management of Natural Palustrine Wetlands 154
13. 9. Components, Processes, and Design of Created Palustrine Wetlands 185
14. 10. Wildlife of Created Palustrine Wetlands 216
15. 11. Management of Created Palustrine Wetlands 240
16. 12. Classification, Assessment, Monitoring, and Evaluation of Riverine and Palustrine Wetland Ecosystems 277
17. Conclusions and Future Directions 297
18. Appendix 305
19. Contributors 313
20. Index 315