Library of Michigan

Wetlands

Library of Michigan Bibliography

Selected Resources

Selected Print Sources | Selected Map Sources |Selected Journal Articles | Selected Internet Links

Selected Print Sources

Albert, Dennis. Between Land and Lake: Michigan's Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands. Lansing, MI: Michigan Natural Features Inventory, 2003.
Mich Docs 2S - QH 76.5 .M5 A43 2003

Brown, Stephen. Preserving Great Lakes Wetlands: an Environmental Agenda: the Final Report of the Great Lakes Wetlands Policy Consortium. Conway, MI: Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council, 1990.
Mich 2N - QH 87.3 .P73 1990

Cronk, J. K. Wetland Plants: Biology and Ecology. Boca Raton, FL: Lewis Publishers, 2001.
Main 3S - QK 938 . M3 C76 2001

Cwikiel, Wilfred. Living with Michigan's Wetlands: a Landowner's Guide. Conway, MI: Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council, 1998.
Mich 2N - QH 76.5 .M5 C89 1998

Cwikiel, Wilfred. Michigan Wetlands - Yours to Protect: A Citizen's Guide to Wetland Protection. Petoskey, MI: Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council, 2003.
Mich 2N - QH 76.5 .M5 M5 2003

Dahl, Thomas E. Status and Trends of Wetlands in the Conterminous United States, 1986 to 1997. Washington, DC: United States, Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, 1990.
US Docs 4S - I 49.2:W 53/25
http://wetlands.fws.gov/bha/SandT/SandTReport.html

Dahl, Thomas E. Wetlands Losses in the United States, 1780's to 1980's. Washington, DC: United States, Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, 1990.
Main 3S - QH 76 .D34 1990
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/othrdata/wetloss/wetloss.htm

Hammer, Donald A. Creating Freshwater Wetlands. Chelsea, MI: Lewis Publishers, Inc., 1992.
Main 3S - QH 87.3 .H35 1992

Harrington, Steve. Wetland Protection in Michigan: a Handbook for Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Staff. Lansing, MI: Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 1993.
MDoc 2S - GH 76.5 .M5 H37 1993

Interagency Workgroup on Wetland Restoration. An Introduction and User's Guide to Wetland Restoration, Creation, and Enhancement. Washington, DC: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Water, 2003.
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/habitatconservation/publications/introfinal.pdf

Krippner, Linda. Regulating Wetlands in Michigan. Lansing, MI: Legislative Service Bureau, Science and Technology Division, 1991.
MDoc 2S - KFM 4651.7 .K7 1991

Lewis, William M, Jr. Wetlands Explained: Wetland Science, Policy, and Politics in America. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2001.
Main 3S - QH 87.3 .L49 2001

Lyon, John G. Practical Handbook for Wetland Identification and Delineation. Ann Arbor, MI: Lewis Publishers, Inc., 1993.
Main 3S - QH 104 .L95 1993

MacKinnon, William A. The Critical Non-Contiguous Wetlands of Michigan. Lansing, MI : Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Michigan Natural Features Inventory, 1996.
MDoc 2S - QH 87.3 .M33 1996

Meltz, Robert. Wetlands Regulation and the Law of Property Rights "Takings." Washington, DC: Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service, 2000.
http://cnie.org/NLE/CRSreports/Wetlands/wet-6.cfm

Michigan United Conservation Clubs. A Review of Michigan's Performance in Wetlands Regulation. Lansing, MI: MUCC, 1997.
Mich 2N - QH 76.5 .M5 R48 1997

National Research Council. Committee on Mitigating Wetlands Losses. Compensating for Wetland Losses under the Clean Water Act. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2001.
Main 3S - KF 5624 .C66 2001
http://search.nap.edu/books/0309074320/html/

Payne, Neil F. Techniques for Wildlife Habitat Management of Wetlands. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1992.
Main 3S - SK 355 .P39 1992

Prince, Hugh. Wetlands of the American Midwest: a Historical Geography of Changing Attitudes. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1997.
Main 3S - GB 624 .P75 1997

Salvesen, David. Wetlands: Mitigating and Regulating Development Impacts. Washington, DC: The Urban Land Institute, 1994.
Main 3S - QH 541.5 .M3 S183 1994

Scodari, Paul F. Wetlands Protection: The Role of Economics. Washington, DC: Environmental Law Institute, 1990.
Main 3S - HD 1671 .U5 S36 1990

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Federal Wetlands Policy: Protecting the Environment or Breaching Constitutional Rights?: Hearing before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, October 6,2000. Washington, DC: United States. Government Printing Office, 2001.
US Docs - Y 4.G 74/7:W 53/3
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=106_house_hearings&docid=f:72734.wais

United States. Department of the Interior. The Impact of Federal Programs on Wetlands: Volume II. Washington, DC: Author, 1994.
US Docs Fiche 2N - I 1.2:W 53 v.2
http://www.doi.gov/oepc/other.html

United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds. Volunteer Wetland Monitoring: An Introduction and Resource Guide. Washington, DC: Author, 2001.
US Docs - EP 2.8:V 88/2

Selected Map Sources

United States. Fish and Wildlife Service. National Wetlands Inventory. National Wetlands Inventory Maps. Washington, DC: The Inventory.
US Docs Fiche 2N - I 49.6/7-2:MI or http://www.nwi.fws.gov/ 18 sets of maps of Michigan wetlands areas. Other states available as well.

Selected Journal Articles

Braswell, Stephen L. Poe. "Private Property vs. Federal Wetlands Protection: Should Private Landowners Bear the Cost of Wetlands Protection?" American Business Law Journal. 33:2 (Winter 1995): 179-234.

Christen, Kris. "New Enforcement Tool for Wetlands Managers." Water Environment & Technology. 16:4 (April 2004): 20-2.

Fulton, William. "The Big Green Bazaar: Lured By the Promise of Maximum Environmental Protection at Minimal Cost, Governments Everywhere are Embracing Market-oriented Approaches to Pollution Control." Governing. 9 (June 1996): 38-42.

Gardner, Royal C. "Banking on Entreprenuers: Wetlands, Mitigation Banking, and Takings." Iowa Law Review. 81 (March 1996): 527-87.

Glennon, Robert. "The Perils of Groundwater Pumping." Issues in Science and Technology. 19:1 (Fall 2002): 73-9.

Hinkle, Maureen Kuwano. "In Our Hands: the Future of Our Nation's Wetlands, Waterfowl, and Prairies Depends on What We Decide Today." Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy. 14:3 (Fall 1999): 66-72.

Kaplowitz, Michael D. and Bree M. Popp. "Occupying the Same Wetland: Michigan's Drain Code and the Federal Clean Water Act." University of Detroit Mercy Law Review. 77:4 (Summer 2000): 779-802.

Kennedy, Gavin and Tatiana Mayer. "Natural and Constructed Wetlands in Canada: An Overview." Water Quality Research Journal of Canada. 37:2 (Spring 2002): 295-325.

Mitsch, William J. "Creating and Restoring Wetlands." Bioscience. 48:12 (December 1998): 1019-1030.

Reagin, Misty. "Nature's Filter: Constructed Wetlands." American City & County. 117:6 (April 2002): 20-2, 25-6.

Schildgen, B. "Unnatural Disasters." Sierra. 84:3 (May/June 1999): 48-57.

Schiller, Eugene and Shannon Flanagan. "Protecting Wetlands is Good Business for Local Governments."Public Management. 79 (October 1997): 19-26.

Selcraig, Bruce. "What is a Wetland?" Sierra. 81:3 (May/June 1996): 44-9.

Shapard, Rob. "Swamp Things: Handling Local Wetlands Issues." American City and County. 112:12 (November 1997): 28-43.

Selected Internet Links

The Association of State Wetland Managers. http://www.aswm.org/

Great Lakes Information Network. Wetlands in the Great Lakes Region. http://www.great-lakes.net/envt/air-land/wetlands.html/

Michigan. Department of Environmental Quality. Wetlands Protection. http://www.michigan.gov/deq/1,1607,7-135-3313_3687---,00.html

Michigan Land Use Institute. Key Issues. Wetlands. http://www.mlui.org/LandWater/lw.asp?pid=9&key=2&sub=17

Michigan Sea Grant. American Wetlands. http://www.miseagrant.umich.edu/wetlands/index.html

National Wildlife Federation. Wetlands. http://www.nwf.org/resourceLibrary/details.cfm?officeID=15D39898-FEF7-0077-300221CD0852182F&catID=8137823F%2DE039%2DA16A%2DE5DBAB0718203433

Sierra Club. Clean Water & Wetlands. http://www.sierraclub.org/wetlands/

United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Water. Wetlands. http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/

United States. Department of the Interior. Geological Survey. National Wetlands Research Center. http://www.nwrc.usgs.gov/

Wetlands: The Journal of the Society of Wetland Scientists. http://www.sws.org/wetlands/

Wetlands.com. Wetlands Regulation Center. http://www.wetlands.com

Michigan legislative and state government employees may obtain copies of any of these materials by calling the Library of Michigan reference desk at (517) 373-1300. Our FAX number is (517) 373-5853. We will also locate additional materials if needed.

Updated 03/02/2005