Audubon. 1990 (July). The last wetlands (special issue). Audubon, 92(4): 1-132. Nice pictures, lengthy text. It’s good, though.
Blaustein, Andrew R., and David B. Wake. 1995 (April). The puzzle of declining amphibian populations.
Scientific American
, 272(4): 52-57. Discusses probable causes of worldwide declines in frog, toad and salamander numbers, including habitat loss and global ozone depletion.
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. 1992. DEP Wetland Video Series. Hartford: DEP Wetlands Program. I. Wetlands Protection in Connecticut; II. Identifying Connecticut’s Wetlands & Watercourses: Soils and Vegetation; III. Wetlands of New England: Functions and Values. Well made tapes on Connecticut’s wetlands. Good film footage, good narration, good explanation of wetland ecological principles.
Duellman, William E. 1992 (July). Reproductive strategies of frogs.
Scientific American
, 267(1): 80-87. Frogs do it in amazing ways.
Graves, William, ed. 1993. Water: the power, promise, and turmoil of North America’s fresh water. National Geographic, 184(5A): 1-120. Raises a number of controversial issues on water use.
Kusler, Jon A., William J. Mitsch, and Joseph S. Larson. 1994 (January). Wetlands.
Scientific American
, 270(1): 64B-70. Pretty easily read. Says some interesting things.
Massachusetts Audubon Society. 1995. Pond watchers guide to ponds and vernal pools of eastern North America. Lincoln, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Audubon Society (laminated field card) New MAS release. Lots of information. Outstanding illustrations by Barry Van Dusen.
Mitchell, John G. 1992. Our disappearing wetlands.
National Geographic
, 182(4): 2-45. We lose 300,000 acres of wetland every year. Useful foldout cartographic work, beautiful Robert Kincaid-style photographs.
Tiner, Ralph W., Jr. 1987. A field guide to coastal wetland plants of the northeastern United States. Amherst, Massachusetts: University of Massachusetts Press, 286pp. Good for identifying wetland plants.
