Tidal Marsh Restoration

Author : Charles T. Roman,David M. Burdick
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 1597265756

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Tidal Marsh Restoration by Charles T. Roman,David M. Burdick Pdf

Many coastal tidal marshes have been significantly degraded by roadways and other projects that restrict tidal flows, limiting their ability to provide vital ecosystem services including support of fish and wildlife populations, flood protection, water quality maintenance, and open space. Tidal Marsh Restoration provides the scientific foundation and practical guidance necessary for coastal zone stewards to initiate salt marsh tidal restoration programs. The book compiles, synthesizes, and interprets the current state of knowledge on the science and practice of salt marsh restoration, bringing together leaders across a range of disciplines in the sciences (hydrology, soils, vegetation, zoology), engineering (hydraulics, modeling), and public policy, with coastal managers who offer an abundance of practical insight and guidance on the development of programs. The work presents in-depth information from New England and Atlantic Canada, where the practice of restoring tidal flow to salt marshes has been ongoing for decades, and shows how that experience can inform restoration efforts around the world. Students and researchers involved in restoration science will find the technical syntheses, presentation of new concepts, and identification of research needs to be especially useful as they formulate research and monitoring questions, and interpret research findings. Tidal Marsh Restoration is an essential work for managers, planners, regulators, environmental and engineering consultants, and others engaged in planning, designing, and implementing projects or programs aimed at restoring tidal flow to tide-restricted or diked salt marshes.

Author : Charles T. Roman,David M. Burdick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Ecology
ISBN : 1597263532

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Tidal Marsh Restoration by Charles T. Roman,David M. Burdick Pdf

Author : Arnas Palaima
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780520274297

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Ecology, Conservation, and Restoration of Tidal Marshes by Arnas Palaima Pdf

The San Francisco Bay, the biggest estuary on the west coast of North America, was once surrounded by an almost unbroken chain of tidal wetlands, a fecund sieve of ecosystems connecting the land and the Bay. Today, most of these wetlands have disappeared under the demands of coastal development, and those that remain cling precariously to a drastically altered coastline. This volume is a collaborative effort of nearly 40 scholars in which the wealth of scientific knowledge available on tidal wetlands of the San Francisco Estuary is summarized and integrated. This book addresses issues of taxonomy, geomorphology, toxicology, the impact of climate change, ecosystem services, public policy, and conservation, and it is an essential resource for ecologists, environmental scientists, coastal policymakers, and researchers interested in estuaries and conserving and restoring coastal wetlands around the world.

Author : Joy B. Zedler
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2000-08-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781420036619

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Handbook for Restoring Tidal Wetlands by Joy B. Zedler Pdf

Efforts to direct the recovery of damaged sites and landscape date back as far as the 1930s. If we fully understood the conditions and controlling variables at restoration sites, we would be better equipped to predict the outcomes of restoration efforts. If there were no constraints, we could merely plant the restoration site and walk away. However

Author : M.P. Weinstein,Daniel A. Kreeger
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 862 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2007-05-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780306475344

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Concepts and Controversies in Tidal Marsh Ecology by M.P. Weinstein,Daniel A. Kreeger Pdf

In 1968 when I forsook horticulture and plant physiology to try, with the help of Sea Grant funds, wetland ecology, it didn’t take long to discover a slim volume published in 1959 by the University of Georgia and edited by R. A. Ragotzkie, L. R. Pomeroy, J. M. Teal, and D. C. Scott, entitled “Proceedings of the Salt Marsh Conference” held in 1958 at the Marine Institute, Sapelo Island, Ga. Now forty years later, the Sapelo Island conference has been the major intellectual impetus, and another Sea Grant Program the major backer, of another symposium, the “International Symposium: Concepts and Controversies in Tidal Marsh Ecology”. This one re-examines the ideas of that first conference, ideas that stimulated four decades of research and led to major legislation in the United States to conserve coastal wetlands. It is dedicated, appropriately, to two then young scientists – Eugene P. Odum and John M. Teal – whose inspiration has been the starting place for a generation of coastal wetland and estuarine research. I do not mean to suggest that wetland research started at Sapelo Island. In 1899 H. C. Cowles described successional processes in Lake Michigan freshwater marsh ponds. There is a large and valuable early literature about northern bogs, most of it from Europe and the former USSR, although Eville Gorham and R. L. Lindeman made significant contributions to the American literature before 1960. V. J.

Author : Joy B. Zedler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Ecosystem management
ISBN : UCSD:31822023219546

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Tidal Wetland Restoration by Joy B. Zedler Pdf

Author : Donald A. Falk,Constance I. Millar,Margaret Olwell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015037494385

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Restoring Diversity by Donald A. Falk,Constance I. Millar,Margaret Olwell Pdf

The reintroduction of rare and endangered species to their natural habitat is one of emerging tools of ecosystem management. Yet despite hundreds of ongoing projects, the biological underpinnings of such activity are poorly understood, and important questions remain. Restoring Diversity provides biological, policy, and regulatory foundations for successful restoration of rare plants. Topics considered include the strategic and legal context for rare plant restoration, the biology of restoration, use (and misuse) of mitigation in rare plant conservation, and case studies from across the United States. Restoring Diversity presents model guidelines for the reintroduction of endangered plants - guidelines that incorporate ideas contained in the book's chapters with the wide-ranging experience of experts in the field. It is a pathbreaking work that not only unifies concepts in the field of restoration, but also fills significant technical and policy gaps and provides operational tools for successful restorations.

Author : Arnas Palaima
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780520954014

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Ecology, Conservation, and Restoration of Tidal Marshes by Arnas Palaima Pdf

The San Francisco Bay, the biggest estuary on the west coast of North America, was once surrounded by an almost unbroken chain of tidal wetlands, a fecund sieve of ecosystems connecting the land and the Bay. Today, most of these wetlands have disappeared under the demands of coastal development, and those that remain cling precariously to a drastically altered coastline. This volume is a collaborative effort of nearly 40 scholars in which the wealth of scientific knowledge available on tidal wetlands of the San Francisco Estuary is summarized and integrated. This book addresses issues of taxonomy, geomorphology, toxicology, the impact of climate change, ecosystem services, public policy, and conservation, and it is an essential resource for ecologists, environmental scientists, coastal policymakers, and researchers interested in estuaries and conserving and restoring coastal wetlands around the world.

Author : Aat Barendregt,Dennis F. Whigham,Andrew H. Baldwin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Estuarine ecology
ISBN : 3823615513

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Tidal Freshwater Wetlands by Aat Barendregt,Dennis F. Whigham,Andrew H. Baldwin Pdf

Author : Christopher Craft
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128239827

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Creating and Restoring Wetlands by Christopher Craft Pdf

Creating and Restoring Wetlands: From Theory to Practice, Second Edition describes the challenges and opportunities relating to the restoration of freshwater and estuarine wetlands in natural, agricultural, and urban environments in the coming century. This second edition is structured by clearly defined chapters based on specific wetland types (e.g. Peatlands, Mangroves) and with a consistent and coherent organization for ease of discoverability. The table of contents is divided into four main subjects: Foundations, Restoration of Freshwater Wetlands, Restoration of Estuarine Wetlands, and From Theory to Practice, each with multiple chapters. Part 1, Foundations, contains chapters describing definitions of wetlands, ecological theory used to guide restoration, and considerations on where to implement restoration on the landscape. In Parts 2 and 3, restoration of specific freshwater (marshes, forests, peatlands) and estuarine (tidal marshes, mangroves) wetlands are described. Part 4, From Theory to Practice, contains chapters describing performance standards to gauge success of projects and case studies describing small-scale and large-scale restoration projects of various freshwater and estuarine wetlands. Each chapter contains clearly labeled sections which assist the reader to quickly and easily key in on the subject matter that they are seeking. The approach of Creating and Restoring Wetlands is unique in that, in each chapter, it links ecological theory important to ecosystem restoration with practical techniques to undertake and implement successful wetland restoration projects, including recommendations for performance standards to gauge success as well as realistic expectations and timescales for achieving success. Each chapter ends with a summary table describing keys to ensure success for a given wetland ecosystem. Each chapter ends with a summary table describing keys to ensure success for a given wetland ecosystem Written by a single author, providing a consistent structure that is coherent, cohesive and well referenced Contains case studies of small- and large-scale restoration activities ensuring relevance to individuals and organizations

Author : Paul Adam
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1993-07-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0521448239

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Saltmarsh Ecology by Paul Adam Pdf

A broad introduction to the ecology of the unique environment of the saltmarsh.

Author : Franco Andre Montalto
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Estuarine area conservation
ISBN : CORNELL:31924090240346

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The Modeling and Restoration of Tidal Marsh Hydrology in the New York/New Jersey Estuary by Franco Andre Montalto Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Committee on Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems: Science, Technology, and Public Policy
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0309045347

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Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Committee on Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems: Science, Technology, and Public Policy Pdf

Aldo Leopold, father of the "land ethic," once said, "The time has come for science to busy itself with the earth itself. The first step is to reconstruct a sample of what we had to begin with." The concept he expressedâ€"restorationâ€"is defined in this comprehensive new volume that examines the prospects for repairing the damage society has done to the nation's aquatic resources: lakes, rivers and streams, and wetlands. Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems outlines a national strategy for aquatic restoration, with practical recommendations, and features case studies of aquatic restoration activities around the country. The committee examines: Key concepts and techniques used in restoration. Common factors in successful restoration efforts. Threats to the health of the nation's aquatic ecosystems. Approaches to evaluation before, during, and after a restoration project. The emerging specialties of restoration and landscape ecology.

Author : Duncan M. FitzGerald,Zoe J. Hughes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 499 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781107186286

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Salt Marshes by Duncan M. FitzGerald,Zoe J. Hughes Pdf

A multidisciplinary review of salt marshes, describing how they function and respond to external pressures such as sea-level rise.

Author : Ken W. Krauss,Zhiliang Zhu,Camille L. Stagg
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119639282

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Wetland Carbon and Environmental Management by Ken W. Krauss,Zhiliang Zhu,Camille L. Stagg Pdf

Explores how the management of wetlands can influence carbon storage and fluxes. Wetlands are vital natural assets, including their ability to take-up atmospheric carbon and restrict subsequent carbon loss to facilitate long-term storage. They can be deliberately managed to provide a natural solution to mitigate climate change, as well as to help offset direct losses of wetlands from various land-use changes and natural drivers. Wetland Carbon and Environmental Management presents a collection of wetland research studies from around the world to demonstrate how environmental management can improve carbon sequestration while enhancing wetland health and function. Volume highlights include: Overview of carbon storage in the landscape Introduction to wetland management practices Comparisons of natural, managed, and converted wetlands Impact of wetland management on carbon storage or loss Techniques for scientific assessment of wetland carbon processes Case studies covering tropical, coastal, inland, and northern wetlands Primer for carbon offset trading programs and how wetlands might contribute The American Geophysical Union promotes discovery in Earth and space science for the benefit of humanity.Its publications disseminate scientific knowledge and provide resources for researchers, students, and professionals.