Wetlands : an approach to improving decision making in wetland restoration and creation /
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| Imprint: | Washington, D.C. : Island Press, [1992] |
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| Description: | xxv, 151 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1402681 |
Table of Contents:
- Background and Acknowledgements
- An Update on the Status of the Science
- The Research Strategy Used by the WRP
- Terms Used
- The WRP Approach and Its Applications
- Key Concepts. Populations. Setting. Performance Curves. Indicators
- Minimum Information Needed
- Features of EPA's Permit Tracking System
- Incorporating Additional Information
- Reporting the Information
- Deciding on a Sampling Strategy
- Identifying Priority Areas
- Selecting Sites. Defining the Population of Wetland Projects to Sample. Defining the Boundaries of a Study Area. Taking a regional perspective. Considering ecological setting. Defining and Sampling the Population of Natural Wetlands. Finalizing the List of Projects and Natural Wetlands to be Sampled
- Documentation of As-Built Conditions. Rationale. What To Include
- Routine Assessments. Rationale. What To Include
- Comprehensive Assessments. Rationale. What To Include
- Assessment Variables. General Information. Morphometry. Hydrology. Substrate. Vegetation. Fauna. Water Quality. Additional Information
- Developing an Efficient Sampling Strategy. Data Quality. Where To Collect Samples. How Many Samples To Collect. When To Collect Samples. Controlling Damage To The Site
- Volunteers and Natural Resource Monitoring
- Suggested Ways to Represent the Data Collected. Performance Curves. Summary or Descriptive Graphs. Time Series Graphs. Characterization Curves
- Techniques for Determining Differences in Samples
- Evaluating Projects and Setting Performance Criteria. An Extension of the Example. Example of How to Use Time Series Graphs. Example of How to Use Characterization Curves
- Wetland Type. Determine if the Project is Typical of Wetlands in the Region. Influence of Bank Slopes on Wetland Type. Relationship Between Bank Slopes and Wetland Area. Determine how much land will be required. Design when adequate land is available. Design when land area available is limited
- Vegetation. Example from the Oregon Study. Example from the Florida Study. Guidelines for Revegetation of Wetland Projects. To Plant or Not To Plant? Generating a Planting List. What species commonly occur on wetlands in the area? Which species are commercially available? Narrow the list of species to generate a planting list
- Other Important Structural Characteristics. Hydrology. Soils/Substrates.
