Part 1 Introduction 3
1 Wetlands：Human History，Use，and Science 3
2 Wetland Definitions 25
3 Wetlands of the World 43
Part 2 The Wetland Environment 107
4 Wetland Hydrology 107
5 Wetland Biogeochemistry 163
6 Biological Adaptations to the Wetland Environment 207
7 Wetland Ecosystem Development 231
8 Wetland Classification 259
Part 3 Wetland Management 287
9 Human Impacts and Management of Wetlands 287
10 Climate Change and Wetlands 313
11 Values and Valuation of Wetlands 333
12 Wetland Creation and Restoration 377
13 Treatment Wetlands 425
14 Wetland Laws and Protection 469
Appendix A.Wetland Losses by State in the United States 493
Appendix B.Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands 497
Appendix C.Useful Conversion Factors 503
Glossary 509
References 525
Index 571