Missouri Wetlands: Contents
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Wetlands in Missouri
What is a Wetland?
Wetland Values
Developing Wetlands
Construction of Small Wetlands
Development
Wetland Restoration in Floodplains
A Wetland Below a Pond
Chart of Wetland Management and Benefits
Managing Wetlands
Moist Soil Management (Seasonally Flooded Impoundments)
Seasonally Flooded Croplands
Greentree Reservoirs (Flooded Live Timber)
Farm Ponds and Small Lakes
Natural Sloughs
Opportunistic Flooding Management Options
Controlling Undesirable Species
Wood Duck Nesting Program
Canada Goose Nesting Program
Management of Wetlands for Shorebirds
Mammals in Wetlands
Invertebrates in Wetlands
Wetlands and the Law
Image: A male blue-wing teal in breeding plumage swims in a managed bottomland marsh.