Foreword: Hurricanes and the coast of the Gulf of Mexico Beth A. MiddletonGregory J. Smith EditorialNotes Pages: 1 - 1
Hurricane Katrina sediment slowed elevation loss in subsiding brackish marshes of the Mississippi River delta Karen L. McKeeJulia A. Cherry OriginalPaper Pages: 2 - 15
Hurricane Wilma’s impact on overall soil elevation and zones within the soil profile in a mangrove forest Kevin R. T. WhelanThomas J. SmithMichelle L. Ouellette OriginalPaper Pages: 16 - 23
Cumulative impacts of hurricanes on Florida mangrove ecosystems: Sediment deposition, storm surges and vegetation Thomas J. SmithGordon H. AndersonKevin R. T. Whelan OriginalPaper Pages: 24 - 34
Hurricane frequency and landfall distribution for coastal wetlands of the Gulf coast, USA Thomas W. Doyle OriginalPaper Pages: 35 - 43
Landscape analysis and pattern of hurricane impact and circulation on mangrove forests of the Everglades Thomas W. DoyleKen W. KraussChristopher J. Wells OriginalPaper Pages: 44 - 53
Regeneration of coastal marsh vegetation impacted by hurricanes Katrina and Rita Beth A. Middleton OriginalPaper Pages: 54 - 65
Satellite optical and radar data used to track wetland forest impact and short-term recovery from Hurricane Katrina Elijah RamseyAmina RangoonwalaZhong Lu OriginalPaper Pages: 66 - 79
Effects of Hurricane Katrina on the forest structure of Taxodium distichum swamps of the Gulf Coast, USA Beth A. Middleton OriginalPaper Pages: 80 - 87
Effects of Hurricane Rita on three long-term forest study plots in east Texas, USA Paul A. HarcombeLisa E. Mann LeipzigI. Sandra Elsik OriginalPaper Pages: 88 - 100
Delayed tree mortality in the Atchafalaya Basin of southern Louisiana following Hurricane Andrew Bobby D. KeelandLance E. Gorham OriginalPaper Pages: 101 - 111
Effects of hurricanes Ivan, Katrina, and Rita on a southeastern Louisiana herpetofauna Tiffany A. SchrieverJoseph RamspottClifford L. Fontenot OriginalPaper Pages: 112 - 122
Short-term effects of hurricane disturbance on food availability for migrant songbirds during autumn stopover Robert C. DobbsWylie C. BarrowJames W. Beck OriginalPaper Pages: 123 - 134
Effects of Hurricane Katrina on tree regeneration in Taxodium distichum swamps of the Gulf Coast Beth A. Middleton Note Pages: 135 - 141
Water level observations in mangrove swamps during two hurricanes in Florida Ken W. KraussThomas W. DoyleWilliam H. Conner Note Pages: 142 - 149
Scaling riparian conservation with river hydrology: Lessons from blue elderberry along four California rivers Alexander K. FremierTheresa Sinicrope Talley OriginalPaper Pages: 150 - 162
Taxonomic composition and diversity of microphytobenthos in southern California marine wetland habitats Christopher N. Janousek OriginalPaper Pages: 163 - 175
A numerical simulation of the effect of water table levels on nocturnal air temperature and frost damage in Mire, Japan Masahito YamadaTakamitsu SatoHidenori Takahashi OriginalPaper Pages: 176 - 186
The impact of hydrology and nutrients on species composition and richness: Evidence from a microcosm experiment Bettina NygaardRasmus Ejrnæs OriginalPaper Pages: 187 - 195
Effects of nitrogen and phosphorus additions on primary production and invertebrate densities in a Georgia (USA) tidal freshwater marsh Joshua W. FrostTymeri SchleicherChristopher Craft OriginalPaper Pages: 196 - 203
Estimating the breakdown and accumulation of emergent macrophyte litter: A mass-balance approach Jay R. ChristensenWilliam G. CrumptonArnold G. van der Valk OriginalPaper Pages: 204 - 214
Drought-associated shifts in Spartina alterniflora and S. cynosuroides in the Altamaha River estuary Susan N. WhiteMerryl Alber OriginalPaper Pages: 215 - 224
Patterns of wetland plant species richness across estuarine gradients of Chesapeake Bay Peter J. SharpeAndrew H. Baldwin OriginalPaper Pages: 225 - 235
Resistance and resilience of floating mat fens in interior Alaska following Airboat disturbance Amy ZacheisKate Doran OriginalPaper Pages: 236 - 247
Mapping northern wetlands with high resolution satellite images and LiDAR Melissa MaxaPaul Bolstad OriginalPaper Pages: 248 - 260
Rapid assessment of urban wetlands: Functional assessment model development and evaluation Emilie K. StanderJoan G. Ehrenfeld OriginalPaper Pages: 261 - 276
Effects of salinity and nutrients on microbial assemblages in Louisiana wetland sediments Colin R. JacksonScarlett C. Vallaire OriginalPaper Pages: 277 - 287
Abundance of wigeongrass during winter and use by herbivorous waterbirds in a texas coastal marsh Kevin M. HartkeKevin H. KriegelM. Todd Merendino OriginalPaper Pages: 288 - 293
Influence of agricultural upland habitat type on larval anuran assemblages in seasonally inundated wetlands Kimberly J. BabbittMatthew J. BaberDaniel Hocking OriginalPaper Pages: 294 - 301
Identifying wetland change in China’s Sanjiang Plain using remote sensing Shuqing ZhangXiaodong NaPatricia Dale OriginalPaper Pages: 302 - 313
Ecosystem development of a sandbar emergent tidal marsh, Altamaha River Estuary, Georgia, USA Kandice KrullChristopher Craft OriginalPaper Pages: 314 - 322
Factors related to occupancy of breeding wetlands by flatwoods salamander larvae Thomas A. GormanCarola A. HaasDavid C. Bishop OriginalPaper Pages: 323 - 329
Ephemeral wetlands along a spatially intermittent river: Temporal patterns of vegetation development Juliet C. StrombergAndrea F. HazeltonRichard A. Fischer OriginalPaper Pages: 330 - 342
Organic amendments improve soil conditions and denitrification in a restored riparian wetland Ariana E. Sutton-GrierMengchi HoCurtis J. Richardson OriginalPaper Pages: 343 - 352
Lipid biomarkers for assessment of microbial communities in floodplain soils of the Elbe River (Germany) Uwe LangerJörg Rinklebe OriginalPaper Pages: 353 - 362
Impacts of secondarily treated municipal effluent on a freshwater forested wetland after 60 years of discharge Rachael G. HunterJohn W. DayMontgomery G. Hunter OriginalPaper Pages: 363 - 371
The legacy of wetland drainage on the remaining peat in the Sacramento — San Joaquin Delta, California, USA Judith Z. DrexlerChristian S. de FontaineSteven J. Deverel OriginalPaper Pages: 372 - 386
Estimating watershed area for playas in the Southern High Plains, USA Amy J. EkanayakeJo -Szu TsaiEdward J. Allen OriginalPaper Pages: 387 - 395
Ecosystem effects of expanding populations of Avicennia germinans in a Louisiana salt marsh Carey Lynn PerryIrving A. Mendelssohn OriginalPaper Pages: 396 - 406