Wetland Primer
The Institute for Wetland and Environmental Education and Research, Inc. has produced a wetland primer that provides a general introduction to wetlands, their classification, diversity, functions, status, trends, protection, and restoration. Besides this overview, there are a number of publications that offer more in depth examinations of these topics including:
- In Search of Swampland: A Wetland Sourcebook and Field Guide (Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ, 2005)
- Wetlands (John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ, 2007)
- Ecology of Freshwater and Estuarine Wetlands (University of California Press, Berkeley, CA, 2014)
- Wetland Indicators: A Guide to Wetland Identification, Delineation, Classification, and Mapping (CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2016)
- Tidal Wetlands Primer: An Introduction to their Ecology, Natural History, Status, and Conservation (University of Massachusetts Press, 2013)