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.