附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction and background -- Ecology of wetland ecosystems -- Wetland definitions: history and scientific bases -- Wetland delineation: past and current practice -- Wetland characterization: water, substrate, and biota -- Especially controversial wetlands -- Regionalization -- Maps, images, and modeling in the assessment of wetlands -- Regulation of wetlands: administrative issues -- Functional assessment of wetlands -- Appendixes -- Soil taxonomy -- Case histories.
