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18.5.4 Salinity ................................................................... 270
18.5.5 Dissolved Oxygen (DO) ........................................ 271
18.5.6 Ecosystem Functions ............................................. 271
18.6 Freshwater Marshes: Inland Wetlands ................................. 271
18.6.1 Geographical Extent and Geological Origin .......... 272
18.6.2 Prairie Potholes and Nebraska Sandhills ............... 272
18.6.3 Near Coast Marshes ............................................... 273
18.6.4 The Everglades ....................................................... 273
18.6.5 Great Lakes Marshes .............................................. 273
18.6.6 Riverine Marshes ................................................... 273
18.6.7 Hydrology .............................................................. 273
18.6.8 Climatic Variability ................................................ 273
18.6.9 Biogeochemistry .................................................... 273
18.6.10 Ecosystem Structure ............. ................................. 274
18.6.11 Ecosystem Function and Models ............ .............. 274
18.7 Peatlands .............................................................................. 275
18.8 FW Swamps ......................................................................... 275
18.8.1 Geographical Extent ............................................... 275
18.8.2 White Cedar Swamps ............................................. 275
18.8.3 Red Maple Swamps ............................................... 275
18.8.4 Cypress Swamps .................................................... 275
18.8.5 White Cedar Swamps ............................................. 275
18.8.6 Biogeochemistry .................................................... 275
18.8.7 Ecosystem Structure ............................................... 276
18.8.8 Ecosystem Function ............................................... 276
18.9 Riparian Ecosystems ............................................................ 277
Suggested Readings ........................................................................ 280
19 Wetlands of the World .................................................................. 283
19.1 The Global Extent of Wetlands ............................................ 283
19.2 Major Wetland Regions of the World .................................. 284
19.3 Wetland Losses .................................................................... 284
19.4 Wetland Terms and Types .................................................... 285
Suggested Readings ........................................................................ 287
20 Wetlands of India .......................................................................... 289
20.1 Indian Freshwater Marshes .................................................. 289
20.1.1 Classifi cation and Distribution
of Wetlands in India ............................................... 289
20.1.2 Detailed Classifi cation of Wetlands ....................... 291
20.1.3 Status of Wetlands in India .................................... 292
20.2 Wetlands of Northeast India (The Water
Wealth of Northeast India) ................................................... 293
20.2.1 An Account of the Wetlands
in Northeast India ................................................... 293
20.2.2 Satewise Data on Fish Production
in Northeast India ................................................... 294
20.2.3 Wetlands of Assam................................................. 294
20.2.4 Some Major Regional Wetlands of Assam ............ 296
Contents
18.5.4 Salinity ................................................................... 270
18.5.5 Dissolved Oxygen (DO) ........................................ 271
18.5.6 Ecosystem Functions ............................................. 271
18.6 Freshwater Marshes: Inland Wetlands ................................. 271
18.6.1 Geographical Extent and Geological Origin .......... 272
18.6.2 Prairie Potholes and Nebraska Sandhills ............... 272
18.6.3 Near Coast Marshes ............................................... 273
18.6.4 The Everglades ....................................................... 273
18.6.5 Great Lakes Marshes .............................................. 273
18.6.6 Riverine Marshes ................................................... 273
18.6.7 Hydrology .............................................................. 273
18.6.8 Climatic Variability ................................................ 273
18.6.9 Biogeochemistry .................................................... 273
18.6.10 Ecosystem Structure ............. ................................. 274
18.6.11 Ecosystem Function and Models ............ .............. 274
18.7 Peatlands .............................................................................. 275
18.8 FW Swamps ......................................................................... 275
18.8.1 Geographical Extent ............................................... 275
18.8.2 White Cedar Swamps ............................................. 275
18.8.3 Red Maple Swamps ............................................... 275
18.8.4 Cypress Swamps .................................................... 275
18.8.5 White Cedar Swamps ............................................. 275
18.8.6 Biogeochemistry .................................................... 275
18.8.7 Ecosystem Structure ............................................... 276
18.8.8 Ecosystem Function ............................................... 276
18.9 Riparian Ecosystems ............................................................ 277
Suggested Readings ........................................................................ 280
19 Wetlands of the World .................................................................. 283
19.1 The Global Extent of Wetlands ............................................ 283
19.2 Major Wetland Regions of the World .................................. 284
19.3 Wetland Losses .................................................................... 284
19.4 Wetland Terms and Types .................................................... 285
Suggested Readings ........................................................................ 287
20 Wetlands of India .......................................................................... 289
20.1 Indian Freshwater Marshes .................................................. 289
20.1.1 Classifi cation and Distribution
of Wetlands in India ............................................... 289
20.1.2 Detailed Classifi cation of Wetlands ....................... 291
20.1.3 Status of Wetlands in India .................................... 292
20.2 Wetlands of Northeast India (The Water
Wealth of Northeast India) ................................................... 293
20.2.1 An Account of the Wetlands
in Northeast India ................................................... 293
20.2.2 Satewise Data on Fish Production
in Northeast India ................................................... 294
20.2.3 Wetlands of Assam................................................. 294
20.2.4 Some Major Regional Wetlands of Assam ............ 296
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