Bioassessment and management of North American freshwater wetlands / edited by Russell Ben Rader, Darold P. Batzer & Scott A. Wissinger.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1 An Introduction to Wetland Bioassessment and Management 1 -- Russell B. Rader -- Part 1 Bioassessment in Freshwater Wetlands 11 -- 2 General Principles of Establishing a Bioassessment Program 13 -- Russell B. Rader and Dennis K. Shiozawa -- 3 Statistical Issues for Sampling Wetlands 45 -- Stephen L. Rathbun and Jeroen Gerritsen -- 4 Use of Predictive Models for Assessing the Biological Integrity -- of Wetlands and Other Aquatic Habitats 59 -- Charles P. Hawkins and Daren M. Carlisle -- 5 Application of Invertebrate Functional Groups to Wetland -- Ecosystem Function and Biomonitoring 85 -- Kenneth W. Cummins and Richard W. Merritt -- 6 Using Algae to Assess Wetlands with Multivariate Statistics, -- Multimetric Indices, and an Ecological Risk Assessment Framework 113 -- R. Jan Stevenson -- 7 Development of Biocriteria for Wetlands in Montana 141 -- Randall S. Apfelbeck -- 8 Monitoring the Condition of Wetlands: Indexes of Biological -- Integrity Using Invertebrates and Vegetation 167 -- Judy C. Helgen and Mark C. Gernes -- 9 Restoration of Wetland Plant Communities 187 -- Julia Bohnen and Susan Galatowitsch -- 10 Plant and Invertebrate Communities as Indicators of Success -- for Wetlands Restored for Wildlife 207 -- Scott A. Wissinger, Scott G. Ingmire, and Jennifer L. Bogo -- 11 Birds, Plants, and Macroinvertebrates as Indicators -- of Restoration Success in New York Marshes 237 -- Stephen C. Brown and Darold P. Batzer -- 12 Bacteria as Biomonitors 249 -- J. Vaun McArthur -- 13 Sampling Algae in Wetlands 263 -- Gordon Goldsborough -- 14 Sampling Macrophytes in Wetlands 297 -- Curtis J. Richardson and Jan Vymazal -- 15 Sampling Invertebrates in Wetlands 339 -- Darold P. Batzer, Aaron S. Shurtleff, and Russell B. Rader -- Part 2 Managing Freshwater Wetlands 355 -- 16 Management of Wetland Fish Populations: Population -- Maintenance and Control 357 -- Joel W. Snodgrass and Joanna Burger -- 17 Managing Wetlands for Waterbirds 387 -- Murray K. Laubhan and James E. Roelle -- 18 Mosquito Control and Habitat Modification: Case History -- Studies of San Francisco Bay Wetlands 413 -- Vincent H. Resh -- 19 Timber Harvest in Wetlands: Strategies and Impact Assessment 429 -- 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 451 -- Bernd Blossey.