Ecological Processes and Cumulative Impacts Illustrated by Bottomland Hardwood Wetland EcosystemsLewis Publishers, Inc.

Preface, Contributors and participants, 1 Introduction, SECTION I. THE ECOLOGY OF BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD FORESTS, 2 Bottomland hardwood forests: their functions and values, 3 Growth and yield, nutrient content and energetics of southern bottomland hardwood forests, 4 Potential nitrate leaching losses and nitrogen mineralization, in an Atlantic coastal plain watershed following disturbance: preliminary results, 5 Importance of bottomland forest zones to fishes, and fisheries: a case history, 6 Composition and regeneration of a disturbed river floodplain forest in South Carolina, SECTION II. CUMULATIVE IMPACTS IN BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD FOREST ECOSYSTEMS AND LANDSCAPES, 7 Federal statutes and programs relating to cumulative impacts in wetlands, 8 Gauging the cumulative effects of developmental activities, on complex ecosystems, 9 Cumulative impacts of bottomland hardwood forest conversion on hydrology, water quality, and terrestrial, Wildlife, 10 The Texas/Oklahoma bottomland hardwood forest protection program, SECTION III. REPORTS OF WORKGROUPS IN THE EPA-SPONSORED BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD FOREST WORKSHOPS, 11 Bottomland hardwood forest ecosystem hydrology and the influence of human activities: the report of the hydrology workgroup, 12 The use of soil classes to delineate transition zones in bottomland hardwood forests: the report of the soils, Workgroup, 13 The effect of developmental activities on water quality functions of bottomland hardwood ecosystems: the report of the water quality workgroup, 14 Composition and productivity in bottomland hardwood, forest ecosystems: the report of the vegetation workgroup, 15 The ecological significance to fisheries of bottomland hardwood system: values, detrimental impacts, and assessment: the report of the fisheries workgroup, 16 The relationship of human activities to the wildlife function of bottomland hardwood forests: the report of the wildlife workgroup, 17 Human activities and ecological processes in bottomland hardwood ecosystems: the report of the ecosystem workgroup, 18 Analysis of impacts of site-altering activities on bottomland hardwood forest uses: the report of the cultural/ recreational/economic workgroup, 19 The regulation and management of bottomland hardwood forest wetlands: implication of the EPA-sponsored workshops, Appendix A. Sources of information, mapping, and classification, for bottomland hardwood ecosystems