Typha is an iconic wetland plant found worldwide. Hybridization and anthropogenic
disturbances have resulted in large increases in Typha abundance in wetland ecosystems …

This second edition of this important and authoritative survey provides students and
researchers with up-to-date and accessible information about the ecology of freshwater and …

Interest by land-management and regulatory agencies in using biological indicators to
detect wetland degradation, coupled with ongoing use of this approach to assess water …

At the interface of the Great Lakes and their tributary rivers lies the rivermouths, a class of
aquatic ecosystem where lake and lotic processes mix and distinct features emerge. Many …

Abstract Nonindigenous bigheaded carps (Bighead Carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis and
Silver Carp H. molitrix; hereafter,“Asian carps”[AC]) threaten to invade and disrupt food webs …

Although relationships of birds to patch area and habitat characteristics have been dominant
themes in avian ecology over the past few decades, relatively little is known about these …

A long history of human-induced degradation of Great Lakes wetlands has made restoration
a necessity, but the practice of wetland restoration is relatively new, especially in large lake …

Photointerpretation studies were conducted to evaluate vegetation changes in wetlands of
Lake Ontario and the upper St. Lawrence River associated with regulation of water levels …

Water-level change is integral to the structure and function of Great Lakes coastal wetlands,
and many studies document predictable relationships between vegetation and water level …

Coastal wetlands in the Laurentian Great Lakes undergo frequent, sometimes dramatic,
physical changes at varying spatial and temporal scales. Changes in lake levels and the …