Relationships between palustrine wetlands of forested riparian floodplains and fishery resources: a review

This report stemmed from a workshop held at Annapolis, Maryland, February 9-10, 1987, to identify priority information needs for nontidal, freshwater palustrine and riverine wetlands (exclusive of isolated wetlands). Participants in the work shop were primarily representatives of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Ecological Services Field Offices located at Annapolis, Maryland, and State College, Pennsylvania. A high priority information need identified by the workshop participants was documentation of the values to fish of freshwater palustrine wetlands that are generally tree- and shrub- dominated floodplains of streams that flow to coastal areas of the eastern portion of the United States.