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Tables of Contents for Wetland Restoration, Flood Pulsing, and Disturbance Dynamics
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
PREFACE
vii
PART I RESTORATION AND DISTURBANCE: BACKGROUND
1
60
1 Disturbance Dynamics in Wetlands
3
58
Disturbances in Wetlands
5
1
Flood Pulsing
5
6
Disruptions of the Flood Pulse
11
22
Wood and Channel Morphology
33
3
Debris Removal
36
5
Beaver
41
1
Fire
42
6
Windstorms and Hurricanes
48
1
Herbivory
49
2
Domestic Grazing
51
5
Farming
56
1
Other Human Disturbances
57
2
Other Natural Disturbances
59
2
PART II DISTURBANCE DYNAMICS AND LIFE HISTORY STRATEGIES IN WETLANDS
61
96
2 Restoration Theory
63
36
Theory in Wetland Restoration
64
1
Self-Design versus Design Theory
64
6
Clementsian versus Gleasonian Succession
70
14
Invasion Theory
84
9
River Theory
93
6
3 From Seed to Adult: Missing Links in Restoration
99
58
Life History Models in Restoration
100
5
Life History Characteristics and Restoration
105
1
Seed Dispersal
105
6
Seed Banks and Seed Dormancy
111
9
Seedling and Sapling Recruitment
120
13
Adult Water Tolerance, Survivorship, and Root Metabolism
133
18
Flood Tolerance in Plants
151
6
PART III RESTORING DISTURBANCE DYNAMICS IN WETLANDS
157
140
4 Restoration and Disturbance Dynamics in Restored Landscapes
159
32
Goals of Restoration
159
3
Flood Pulsing and Disturbance in Restored Wetlands
162
1
Information Gaps in Restoration
163
4
Site Selection
167
1
Passive versus Active Restoration
167
3
Reengineering Wet Ecosystems
170
1
Restoring the Original
170
12
Rewatering the Wetland
182
9
5 Revegetation Alternatives
191
22
Natural Revegetation
192
1
Active Revegetation Technology
193
1
Site Preparation
194
1
Direct Seeding
194
7
Donor Seed Banks
201
1
Direct Planting
202
5
Reincorporating Fire
207
1
Controlling Exotics
208
1
Keeping Out the Animals
208
5
6 Case Histories
213
84
Case Study 1--The Kissimmee River Project, Florida, the United States
213
5
The Restoration Plan
218
2
Pre- and Postchannelization Biotic Structure
220
5
Case Study 2--The Ecological Society of India Restoration Projects, Pune, India
225
6
Case Study 3--Murray-Darling River, Australia
231
1
Alteration along the Murray-Darling River
231
5
Biotic Alteration
236
2
The Future of the Murray-Darling River
238
1
Case Study 4--Rhine River, Germany
239
1
History of the Degradation of the Rhine River
240
3
The Toxic River
243
4
The Future of the Rhine
247
50
GLOSSARY
297
6
REFERENCES
303
APPENDIX 1 DISPERSAL (DISPERSION) OF WETLAND SPECIES
251
18
APPENDIX 2 SEED GERMINATION REQUIREMENTS
269
22
APPENDIX 3 INTERNET GUIDE FOR WETLAND PRACTITIONERS, RESEARCHERS, AND STUDENTS OF WETLAND ECOLOGY
291
80
INDEX
371