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SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 



Publication of wetland studies have been prolific during the past decade. 

 The sources cited below — only a small sample of that literature — are presented 

 in three categories reflecting the organization of this report: introduction 

 to wetlands, wetland science, and wetland management. Many wetland science 

 publications are proceedings of professional meetings that contain a large num- 

 ber of papers on specific wetland topics. For example, the volume edited by 

 Brandt Richardson contains 75 papers, and abstracts on eight topics. 



Publications cited here are all national or general. Some excellent pub- 

 lications on the wetlands of particular States or regions, or on specific types 

 of wetlands, have also been published. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has 

 prepared ecological characterizations of several regions where wetlands are 

 Important, including the Mississippi Delta and the Pacific Coast. Such stud- 

 ies, growing more numerous almost daily, are excluded from this bibliography. 



An examination of Congressional Research Service citations and Library 

 of Congress card catalog files revealed the following: Between 1969 and the 

 present, 249 articles on wetlands have been cited by CRS, and the library card 

 catalog has 93 titles under the topic of wetlands. More publications are con- 

 cerned with wetlands conservation than with any other aspect of the subject. 



Many of the publications listed below have lengthy bibliographies. These 

 bibliographies can lead the reader to the extensive resource of wetland publi- 

 cations available today. 



