Rolston, Holmes, 1932-, authorJohns Hopkins University Press, publisher2007-01-032007-01-032000Rolston, Holmes, III, Aesthetics in the Swamps, Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 43, no. 4 (Summer 2000): 584-597. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/pbm.2000.0052http://hdl.handle.net/10217/36762Includes bibliographical references (page 597).Wetlands are misunderstood landscapes, typically experienced negatively as swamps, sloughs, and mires. Understanding wetlands ecology, knowledge of specialized flora there, their unusual adaptations, and their diversity can enrich aesthetic appreciation of these landscapes. Aesthetic experiences include a sense of the primeval, admiration for ingenious and odd solutions to the challenges of wetlands living, of life persisting in the midst of its perpetual perishing.born digitalarticleseng©2000 Johns Hopkins University Press.Copyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.wetland ecosystemsswampsmuskegssurvivalwetland ecologyTexthttps://dx.doi.org/10.1353/pbm.2000.0052