Book Review of Prairie Wetland Ecology: The Contribution of the Marsh Ecology Research Program Edited by Henry R. Murkin, Arnold G. van der Valk, and William R. Clark

Authors

Gary Krapu, US Geological SurveyFollow

Date of this Version

2003

Document Type

Article

Comments

Published in Great Plains Research Vol. 13, No.1, 2003. Copyright © 2003 Center for Great Plains Studies, University of Nebraska – Lincoln. Used by permission.

Abstract

Developing a thorough understanding of how prairie wetlands function is a daunting challenge. The Marsh Ecology Research Program (MERP) was initiated in response to the recommendation of Milt Weller that a team of specialists develop an experimental multidisciplinary research program to advance marsh management theory. Through the efforts of Bruce Batt, Pat Caldwell, Henry Murkin, and others, a research team was assembled and a long-term project carried out that ultimately led to nearly a hundred scientific papers, sixteen theses and dissertations, and this book.