Wetland birds: habitat resources and conservation implications

1. Introduction. 2. Wetlands : what, where, and why. 3. Major groups of birds that use wetlands. 4. Water and other resource influences. 5. Foods, feeding tactics, strategies, and guilds. 6. Bird mobility and wetland predictability. 7. Other behavioral and physical influences on wetland living. 8. Spatial and structural patterns. 9. Habitat dynamics : water, plant succession, and time. 10. Population consequences of wetland abundance and quality. 11. How birds influence wetlands. 12. Conservation implications. 13. Measures of bird habitat use and quality. 14. Current status and some conservation problems. 15. Conservation and management strategies. 16. Outlook. 17. Epilogue.