Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Laws and Regulations Pertaining to Wetland Areas in the Intermountain West, by Maureen Ryan and Mark Squillace -- Chapter 2: Variation in Hydrology, Soils, and Vegetation of Natural Palustrine Wetlands among Geologic Provinces, by Murray K. Laubhan -- Chapter 3: Ecological Processes of Riverine Wetland Habitats, by Wayne A. Hubert -- Chapter 4: Wildlife Use of Riverine Wetland Habitats, by Kirk Lohman -- Chapter 5: Management of Riverine Wetland Habitats, by Robert C. Ehrhart and Paul L. Hansen -- Chapter 6: Irrigation, Salinity, and Landscape Patterns of Natural Palustrine Wetlands, by James R. Lovvorn and E. Andrew Hart -- Chapter 7: Wildlife of Natural Palustrine Wetlands, by James H. Gammonley -- Chapter 8: Management of Natural Palustrine Wetlands, by Neal D. Niemuth, Michael A. Bozek, and Neil F. Payne -- Chapter 9: Components, Processes, and Design of Created Palustrine Wetlands, by Richard A. Olson -- Chapter 10: Wildlife of Created Palustrine Wetlands, by Mark A. Rumble, David W. Willis, and Brian E. Smith -- Chapter 11: Management of Created Palustrine Wetlands, by Stephen A. Tessmann -- Chapter 12: Classification, Assessment, Monitoring, and Evaluation of Riverine and Palustrine Wetland Ecosystems, by Paul Adamus -- Conclusions and Future Directions, by Mark C. McKinstry -- Appendix -- Contributors -- Index.