WILLIAM J. MITSCH,^* JOHN W. DAY,^** J. WENDELL GILLIAM,^*** PETER M. GROFFMAN,^**** DONALD L. HEY,^***** GYLES W. RANDALL,^****** NAIMING Wang<sup>*,*******


*</sup>William J. Mitsch (mitsch.1@osu.edu) is a professor, and Naiming Wang was a postdoctoral researcher when this article was written, at the School of Natural Resources and Environmental Science Graduate Program, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
^**John W. Day, Jr., is a professor at the Coastal Ecology Institute, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803.
^***J. Wendell Gilliam is a professor in the Soil Science Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695.
^****Peter M. Groffman is a scientist at the Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Milbrook, NY 12545.
^*****Donald L. Hey is executive vice president of The Wetlands Initiative, Chicago, IL 60604.
^******Gyles W. Randall is a professor at the Southern Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota, Waseca, MN 56093.
^*******Wang is currently serving as senior environmental scientist in the South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL.