[ECOLOG-L] Wetlands and spartina alterniflora
Hello to All, First I'd like to say that I have been a silent participant of this list for several years. I have found it to be informative, thought provoking and entertaining. I am MS student of geography at Hunter College in NYC. For my thesis I am looking to identify trends in the historical ecology of Jamaica Bay through a temporal series GIS analyses. I have been exploring the many books available for the study of wetland ecology, but I don't have any way to evaluate them. Can someone recommend material that looks at basic wetland ecosystems (both tidal and freshwater) based on region, such as the northeast, more specifically New York or in lieu of this just a good textbook/book on wetlands. (Wetlands are not part of the curriculum at Hunter) I am also looking at the condition of spartina alterniforia in Jamaica Bay as it might be explained/defined/demonstrated by different transition models such as parnachy, adaption cycle etc. With Spartina alterniforia, being both native in New York and severely invasive elsewhere there is significant literature, although addition input is always welcome. S. alterniflora is being cultivated for wetland restoration and I was wondering where I might find information about its optimal cultivation environment. I'd also be interested in knowing if anyone else on the east coast has observed severe decline of saltwater marsh whose predominant species is spartina alterniforia. Thank you, Joy Joy Cytryn Hunter College New York, NY jo...@earthlink.net
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Wetlands and spartina alterniflora
A good place to start is the National Wetlands Research Center site. Look under the Ecological Profile series on this page: http://www.nwrc.usgs.gov/diglib.htm. They are dated, but can at least give you good background info. -c _ Christa Zweig Post Doctoral Associate Box 110485, Bldg 810 Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611.0485 352-870-4132 (phone) 352-846-0841 (fax) http://www.wec.ufl.edu/postdoc/zweig/ From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] on behalf of Joy Cytryn [jo...@earthlink.net] Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 11:37 To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Wetlands and spartina alterniflora Hello to All, First I'd like to say that I have been a silent participant of this list for several years. I have found it to be informative, thought provoking and entertaining. I am MS student of geography at Hunter College in NYC. For my thesis I am looking to identify trends in the historical ecology of Jamaica Bay through a temporal series GIS analyses. I have been exploring the many books available for the study of wetland ecology, but I don't have any way to evaluate them. Can someone recommend material that looks at basic wetland ecosystems (both tidal and freshwater) based on region, such as the northeast, more specifically New York or in lieu of this just a good textbook/book on wetlands. (Wetlands are not part of the curriculum at Hunter) I am also looking at the condition of spartina alterniforia in Jamaica Bay as it might be explained/defined/demonstrated by different transition models such as parnachy, adaption cycle etc. With Spartina alterniforia, being both native in New York and severely invasive elsewhere there is significant literature, although addition input is always welcome. S. alterniflora is being cultivated for wetland restoration and I was wondering where I might find information about its optimal cultivation environment. I'd also be interested in knowing if anyone else on the east coast has observed severe decline of saltwater marsh whose predominant species is spartina alterniforia. Thank you, Joy Joy Cytryn Hunter College New York, NY jo...@earthlink.net
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Wetlands and spartina alterniflora
At the risk of tooting my own horn a book I co-authored with Carol Butler, Salt Marshes: A Natural and Unnatural History, (Rutgers University Press 2009) could be a good introduction to the subject. We do focus on Atlantic coast marshes, have chapters on various ways in which humans have altered marshes, and do write a bit about Jamaica Bay in particular. Hello to All, First I'd like to say that I have been a silent participant of this list for several years. I have found it to be informative, thought provoking and entertaining. I am MS student of geography at Hunter College in NYC. For my thesis I am looking to identify trends in the historical ecology of Jamaica Bay through a temporal series GIS analyses. I have been exploring the many books available for the study of wetland ecology, but I don't have any way to evaluate them. Can someone recommend material that looks at basic wetland ecosystems (both tidal and freshwater) based on region, such as the northeast, more specifically New York or in lieu of this just a good textbook/book on wetlands. (Wetlands are not part of the curriculum at Hunter) I am also looking at the condition of spartina alterniforia in Jamaica Bay as it might be explained/defined/demonstrated by different transition models such as parnachy, adaption cycle etc. With Spartina alterniforia, being both native in New York and severely invasive elsewhere there is significant literature, although addition input is always welcome. S. alterniflora is being cultivated for wetland restoration and I was wondering where I might find information about its optimal cultivation environment. I'd also be interested in knowing if anyone else on the east coast has observed severe decline of saltwater marsh whose predominant species is spartina alterniforia. Thank you, Joy Joy Cytryn Hunter College New York, NY jo...@earthlink.net
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Wetlands and spartina alterniflora
Hi Joy, I did my PhD at Stony Brook University's School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. There are a number of thesis dealing with NY saltmarshes (degradation, current state, restoration, ecology, etc.). Maybe a short trip to the library will enlighten you in local issues. Also, Jeff Levinton's Mar Bio textbook has plenty of introductory information on saltmarshes. For more specific stuff, I would recommend Michael P. Weinstein, Danielle A. Kreeger (2000) Concepts and Controversies in Tidal Marsh Ecology. Cheers, JP On 4/18/12, Judith S. Weis jw...@andromeda.rutgers.edu wrote: At the risk of tooting my own horn a book I co-authored with Carol Butler, Salt Marshes: A Natural and Unnatural History, (Rutgers University Press 2009) could be a good introduction to the subject. We do focus on Atlantic coast marshes, have chapters on various ways in which humans have altered marshes, and do write a bit about Jamaica Bay in particular. Hello to All, First I'd like to say that I have been a silent participant of this list for several years. I have found it to be informative, thought provoking and entertaining. I am MS student of geography at Hunter College in NYC. For my thesis I am looking to identify trends in the historical ecology of Jamaica Bay through a temporal series GIS analyses. I have been exploring the many books available for the study of wetland ecology, but I don't have any way to evaluate them. Can someone recommend material that looks at basic wetland ecosystems (both tidal and freshwater) based on region, such as the northeast, more specifically New York or in lieu of this just a good textbook/book on wetlands. (Wetlands are not part of the curriculum at Hunter) I am also looking at the condition of spartina alterniforia in Jamaica Bay as it might be explained/defined/demonstrated by different transition models such as parnachy, adaption cycle etc. With Spartina alterniforia, being both native in New York and severely invasive elsewhere there is significant literature, although addition input is always welcome. S. alterniflora is being cultivated for wetland restoration and I was wondering where I might find information about its optimal cultivation environment. I'd also be interested in knowing if anyone else on the east coast has observed severe decline of saltwater marsh whose predominant species is spartina alterniforia. Thank you, Joy Joy Cytryn Hunter College New York, NY jo...@earthlink.net
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Wetlands and spartina alterniflora
Hi Joy, Hi Joy, Hows about: a) Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (Cambridge Studies in Ecology) by Paul Keddy b) Wildlife Ecology, Conservation and Management [Paperback] by Sinclair, Fryxell and Caughley This book has information on counting, model evaluation and adaptive management. The math/stat work can be translated over to wetland ecology etc. Hope these are of interest/use to you. Ling Huang Sacramento City College --- On Wed, 4/18/12, Judith S. Weis jw...@andromeda.rutgers.edu wrote: From: Judith S. Weis jw...@andromeda.rutgers.edu Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Wetlands and spartina alterniflora To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Date: Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 9:41 AM At the risk of tooting my own horn a book I co-authored with Carol Butler, Salt Marshes: A Natural and Unnatural History, (Rutgers University Press 2009) could be a good introduction to the subject. We do focus on Atlantic coast marshes, have chapters on various ways in which humans have altered marshes, and do write a bit about Jamaica Bay in particular. Hello to All, First I'd like to say that I have been a silent participant of this list for several years. I have found it to be informative, thought provoking and entertaining. I am MS student of geography at Hunter College in NYC. For my thesis I am looking to identify trends in the historical ecology of Jamaica Bay through a temporal series GIS analyses. I have been exploring the many books available for the study of wetland ecology, but I don't have any way to evaluate them. Can someone recommend material that looks at basic wetland ecosystems (both tidal and freshwater) based on region, such as the northeast, more specifically New York or in lieu of this just a good textbook/book on wetlands. (Wetlands are not part of the curriculum at Hunter) I am also looking at the condition of spartina alterniforia in Jamaica Bay as it might be explained/defined/demonstrated by different transition models such as parnachy, adaption cycle etc. With Spartina alterniforia, being both native in New York and severely invasive elsewhere there is significant literature, although addition input is always welcome. S. alterniflora is being cultivated for wetland restoration and I was wondering where I might find information about its optimal cultivation environment. I'd also be interested in knowing if anyone else on the east coast has observed severe decline of saltwater marsh whose predominant species is spartina alterniforia. Thank you, Joy Joy Cytryn Hunter College New York, NY jo...@earthlink.net
