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The latest cutting-edge research on flood pulsing and wetland restoration in North America

Presenting the latest research from leaders in the field of restoration ecology, Flood Pulsing in Wetlands reflects the current movement to incorporate flood pulsing into wetland restoration efforts. Emphasizing how integral flood pulsing is to successful wetland restoration, the book's contributors provide descriptions of restoration projects across North America in which flood pulsing has been primarily used to restore beneficial hydrodynamic conditions to floodplain areas, and improve or save vegetation, wildlife, and terrain.

Detailing the importance and applicability of recreating flood-pulsed conditions on floodplains for successful restoration, the first chapter introduces the concept of flood pulse and its unique role in wetland restoration. The following chapters detail the strategies and results of individual projects and the impact flood pulsing had on the projects' overall goals. Case studies detail the history of each region, such as the Southwest, including the Sonoran Desert communities and the Middle Rio Grande; the Missouri River in Montana; the Illinois River Valley; and the Southeast, including Brushy Lake, Arkansas. Also documented is the most famous case of flood pulsing used in the restoration of an entire landscape, the Kissimmee River project. Approaches used to restore specific plant and animal populations, the unique ecological concerns of each region, and the future outlook for each area are fully described.

Extensive bibliographies for each chapter make Flood Pulsing in Wetlands: Restoring the Natural Hydrological Balance the essential reference for restoration ecologists, consultants in wetland restoration, government and restoration agency employees, land managers, ecologists, foresters, and geologists..
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While it is generally accepted that flood pulsing and disturbance dynamics are critical to wetland viability, there is as yet no consensus among those responsible for wetland restoration about how best to plan for those phenomena or even whether it is really necessary to do so at all. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Beth Middleton draws upon the latest research from around the world to build a strong case for making flood pulsing and disturbance dynamics integral to the wetland restoration planning process.

While the initial chapters of the book are devoted to laying the conceptual foundations, most of the coverage is concerned with demonstrating the practical implications for wetland restoration and management of the latest ecological theory and research. It includes a fascinating case history section in which Dr. Middleton explores the restoration models used in five major North American, European, Australian, African, and Asian wetland projects, and analyzes their relative success from the perspective of flood pulsing and disturbance dynamics planning.

Wetland Restoration also features a wealth of practical information useful to all those involved in wetland restoration and management, including:

• A compendium of water level tolerances, seed germination, seedling recruitment, adult survival rates, and other key traits of wetland plant species
• A bibliography of 1,200 articles and monographs covering all aspects of wetland restoration
• A comprehensive directory of wetland restoration ftp sites worldwide
• An extensive glossary of essential terms

Wetland Restoration, Flood Pulsing, and Disturbance Dynamics is a valuable working resource for wetland restoration consultants, employees of government agencies, and professional land managers, as well as ecologists, foresters, and geologists involved with wetland restoration and management. It is also an excellent text for advanced courses in wetland restoration..
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Floodplains are ecosystems which are driven by periodic inundation and oscillation between terrestrial and aquatic phases. An understanding of such pulsing systems is only possible by studying both phases and linking the results into an integrated overview.
This book presents the results of a 15-year study of the structure and function of one of the largest tropical floodplains, the Amazon River floodplain. It covers qualitative aspects, e.g., adaptations of aquatic and terrestrial organisms to the flood pulse as well as quantitative aspects, e.g., studies of biomass, primary production, decomposition, and nutrient cycles. The authors interpret their findings and the most important data from other studies under an integrating scientific concept, the Flood Pulse Concept..
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This digital document is a journal article from Ecological Engineering, published by Elsevier in 2007. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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A better understanding of the function of riparian wetlands is needed. In this study, hydrological, successional, and water-quality dynamics are documented for a whole-ecosystem study involving a 3-ha created riparian wetland at the Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, USA, during 2003 and 2004. This wetland typically receives seven or eight natural weeklong flood pulses each year from the Olentangy River. Of 21 species planted in 1997, only Scirpus americanus and Juncus effusus remained as important macrophyte species during the study 6-7 years after planting. Typha spp., a naturally colonizing species, was the dominant macrophyte in most of the wetland. Mean retention rates per flood pulse for nitrate-nitrite, total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN), soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP), and total phosphorus (TP) were 0.71g-Nm^-^2, 0.92g-Nm^-^2, 0.016g-Pm^-^2, and 0.08g-Pm^-^2, respectively. The annual reductions of N-NO"3^-, TN, P-SRP, and TP were 74%, 41%, 46%, and 31% by mass. A greater attenuation of NO"3^- and TP occurred in the emergent marsh section of the wetland than the open water section. Conversely TKN increased through the emergent marsh and decreased through the open water section. Overall, the oxbow design is successful in ecological terms and we recommend that similar diversion wetlands be created in other locations to examine their function under different climatic and hydrological conditions. .
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