Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Basic Concepts of Soil Science / S. W. Sprecher -- Ch. 2. Background and History of the Concept of Hydric Soils / Maurice J. Mausbach and W. Blake Parker -- Ch. 3. Hydrology of Wetland and Related Soils / J. L. Richardson, J. L. Arndt and J. A. Montgomery -- Ch. 4. Redox Chemistry of Hydric Soils / M. J. Vepraskas and S. P. Faulkner -- Ch. 5. Biology of Wetland Soils / Christopher B. Craft -- Ch. 6. Organic Matter Accumulation and Organic Soils / Mary E. Collins and R. J. Kuehl -- Ch. 7. Morphological Features of Seasonally Reduced Soils / M. J. Vepraskas -- Ch. 8. Delineating Hydric Soils / G. W. Hurt and V. W. Carlisle -- Ch. 9. Wetland Soils and the Hydrogeomorphic Classification of Wetlands / J. L. Richardson and Mark M. Brinson -- Ch. 10. Use of Soil Information for Hydrogeomorphic Assessment / J. A. Montgomery, J. P. Tandarich and P. M. Whited -- Ch. 11A. Wetland Soils of Basins and Depressions of Glacial Terrains / C. V. Evans and J. A. Freeland --

Ch. 11B. Wetlands Soils of Basins and Depressions: Case Studies of Vernal Pools / W. A. Hobson and R. A. Dahlgren -- Ch. 12. Hydric Soils and Wetlands in Riverine Systems / David L. Lindbo and J. L. Richardson -- Ch. 13. Soils of Tidal and Fringing Wetlands / M. C. Rabenhorst -- Ch. 14. Flatwoods and Associated Landforms of the South Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Lowlands / Frank C. Watts, V. W. Carlisle and G. W. Hurt -- Ch. 15. Hydrologically Linked Spodosol Formation in the Southeastern United States / Willie Harris -- Ch. 16. Soils of Northern Peatlands: Histosols and Gelisols / Scott D. Bridgham, Chein-Lu Ping and J. L. Richardson / [et al.] -- Ch. 17. Hydric Soil Indicators in Mollisol Landscapes / James A. Thompson and Jay C. Bell -- Ch. 18. Saline and Wet Soils of Wetlands in Dry Climates / Janis L. Boettinger and J. L. Richardson -- Ch. 19. Wetland Soil and Landscape Alteration by Beavers / Carol A. Johnston.