part Section I: Overview of the Puget Sound Wetlands and Stormwater Management Research Program -- chapter Introduction -- part Section II: Descriptive Ecology of Freshwater Wetlands in the Central Puget Sound Basin -- chapter 1 Morphology and Hydrology -- chapter 2 Water Quality and Soils -- chapter 3 Characterization of Central Puget Sound Basin Palustrine Wetland Vegetation -- chapter 4 Macroinvertebrate Distribution, Abundance, and Habitat Use -- chapter 5 Amphibian Distribution, Abundance, and Habitat Use -- chapter 6 Bird Distribution, Abundance, and Habitat Use -- chapter 7 Terrestrial Small Mammal Distribution, Abundance, and Habitat Use -- part Section III: Functional Aspects of Freshwater Wetlands in the Central Puget Sound Basin -- chapter 8 Effects of Watershed Development on Hydrology / chapter 9 Effects of Watershed Development on Water Quality and Soils / chapter 10 Wetland Plant Communities in Relation to Watershed Development / chapter 11 Emergent Macroinvertebrate Communities in Relation to Watershed Development / chapter 12 Bird Communities in Relation to Watershed Development / part Section IV: Management of Freshwater Wetlands in the Central Puget Sound Basin -- chapter 13 Managing Wetland Hydroperiod: Issues and Concerns / chapter 14 Wetlands and Stormwater Management Guidelines