Bioassessment and Management of North American Freshwater Wetlands

by Rader, Russell B.; Batzer, Darold P.; Wissinger, Scott A.

• ISBN13: 9780471352341
• ISBN10: 0471352349
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-08-07
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Wetlands are an important component of any healthy ecosystem. Managing them is a full-time job, and it involves the task of biomonitoring. This is the act of monitoring the ecosystem by analyzing several key species of flora and fauna to assess which pollutants are present, the degree of permeation, and what effects they are having on that ecosystem.

Author Biography

RUSSELL B. RADER, PhD, is Associate Professor of Freshwater Ecology in the Zoology Department at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.

Table of Contents

PREFACE.

CONTRIBUTORS.

1. An Introduction to Wetland Bioassessment and Management (Russell B. Rader).

Part 1: Bioassessment in Freshwater Wetlands.

2. General Principles of Establishing a Bioassessment Program (Russell B. Rader and Dennis K. Shiozawa).

3. Statistical Issues for Sampling Wetlands (Stephen L. Rathbun and Jeroen Gerritsen).

4. Use of Predictive Models for Assessing the Biological Integrity of Wetlands and Other Aquatic Habitats (Charles P. Hawkins and Daren M. Carlisle).

5. Application of Invertebrate Functional Groups to Wetland Ecosystem Function and Biomonitoring (Kenneth W. Cummins and Richard W. Merritt).

6. Using Algae to Assess Wetlands with Multivariate Statistics, Multimetric Indices, and an Ecological Risk Assessment Framework (R. Jan Stevenson).

7. Development of Biocriteria for Wetlands in Montana (Randall S. Apfelbeck).

8. Monitoring the Condition of Wetlands: Indexes of Biological Integrity Using Invertebrates and Vegetation (Judy C. Helgen and Mark C. Gernes).

9. Restoration of Wetland Plant Communities (Julia Bohnen and Susan Galatowitsch).

10. Plant and Invertebrate Communities as Indicators of Success for Wetlands Restored for Wildlife (Scott A. Wissinger, Scott G. Ingmire, and Jennifer L. Bogo).

11. Birds, Plants, and Macroinvertebrates as Indicators of Restoration Success in New York Marshes (Stephen C. Brown and Darold P. Batzer).

12. Bacteria as Biomonitors (J. Vaun McArthur).

13. Sampling Algae in Wetlands (Gordon Goldsborough).

14. Sampling Macrophytes in Wetlands (Curtis J. Richardson and Jan Vymazal).

15. Sampling Invertebrates in Wetlands (Darold P. Batzer, Aaron S. Shurtleff, and Russell B. Rader).

Part 2: Managing Freshwater Wetlands.

16. Management of Wetland Fish Populations: Population Maintenance and Control (Joel W. Snodgrass and Joanna Burger).

17. Managing Wetlands for Waterbirds (Murray K. Laubhan and James E. Roelle).

18. Mosquito Control and Habitat Modification: Case History Studies of San Francisco Bay Wetlands (Vincent H. Resh).

19. Timber Harvest in Wetlands: Strategies and Impact Assessment (Joseph P. Prenger and Thomas L. Crisman).

20. Biological Control of an Invasive Wetland Plant: Monitoring the Impact of Beetles Introduced to Control Purple Loosestrife (Bernd Blossey).

INDEX