Aquatic Botany
Lab-related Items
Readings
USGS Hydrology Circular 1139
US Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Program info
Cowardin et al. (1979) Classification of wetlands and deepwater habitats of the US
Gopal et al. (1990) Wetlands Definition and Classification
Clonal growth in Typha latifolia by Dickerman and Wetzel
Wetland Links
A virtual tour of the "Flynn Bogs System" in Leon County, Texas, northeast of Flynn, TX. These bogs are all situated on a privately owned ranch.
Olentangy River Wetland Research Park
Information on the Ohio State University experimental wetland facility - includes wetland movies and the "SwampCam."
To quote this web site: "The Pantanal of South America is one of the most immense, pristine and biologically rich environments on the planet."
These are a few illustrated descriptions of interesting wetlands from around the globe, produced by the Society of Wetland Scientists.
Links to other Aquatic Plant courses
Dr. Lowell Urbatsch's Taxonomy and Ecology of Wetland Plants (LSU)
* extensive photo collections and taxonomic information
Dr. J.D. Ackerman's Aquatic Plants (Univ N British Columbia - Canada)
* lots of references on ecological and evolutionary aspects of aquatic plants
Instructor contact info:
Gary N. Ervin
223 Harned Hall
(662) 325-1203
gervin (at) biology.msstate.edu
Ervin HOME
