| Contents |
Tidal wetland types. Marine wetlands ; Estuarine wetlands ; Tidal freshwater wetlands ; Coastal aquatic beds -- Overview of plant characteristics. Life form ; Leaf types ; Leaf arrangements ; Unique or uncommon vegetative properties ; Flower types ; Arrangement of flowers ; Distinguishing among grasses, sedges, and rushes ; Grasses ; Sedges ; Rushes -- How to identify plants using this book. Introduction to the keys ; How to use the keys -- Keys for tidal wetland and aquatic plant identification. A. Key to aquatic plants of salt and brackish waters ; B. Key to aquatic plants of tidal fresh waters ; C. Key to tidal flat plants ; D. Key to rocky shore plants ; E. Key to beach plants ; F. Key to salt and brackish marsh flowering herbs and herbaceous vines (excluding graminoids) ; G. Key to salt and brackish marsh graminoids ; H. Key to salt and brackish marsh shrubs and woody vines ; I. Key to tidal freshwater flowering herbs (excluding graminoids and vines) ; J. Key to tidal freshwater graminoids ; K. Key to tidal freshwater shrubs ; L. Key to tidal freshwater trees ; M. Key to tidal freshwater vines and trailing plants -- Plant descriptions and illustrations. Plants of salt and brackish tidal waters ; Plants of fresh tidal waters ; Plants of tidal mudflats ; Plants of coastal beaches ; Plants of salt and brackish marshes ; Plants of tidal freshwater wetlands. |
| Scope and content |
"A revised and expanded edition of an authoritative guide to coastal wetland plants of the Northeast. First published in 1987, Ralph W. Tiner's "A Field Guide to Coastal Wetland Plants of the Northeastern United States" soon established itself as the definitive work on its subject. Now Tiner has prepared a revised and expanded edition, broadening the coverage both botanically and geographically. It emphasizes plant identification and includes descriptions of over 700 species and illustrations of approximately 550 species. More tidal wetland types are covered (beaches, rocky shores, and tidal swamps) and the geographic scope extends as far north as Canada's Maritime Provinces."--NHBS Environment Bookstore. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 443-445) and index. |
| LCCN | 2008021838 |
| ISBN | 9781558496668 (library cloth ed. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1558496661 (library cloth ed. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781558496675 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 155849667X (pbk. : alk. paper) |
