Download or read book Moist soil Managed Wetlands and Their Associated Vegetative Aquatic Invertebrate and Waterfowl Communities in East central Texas written by Daniel P. Collins (III.) and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 1156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moist-soil management in the southeastern U.S. is used to stimulate growth of waterfowl food (i.e., aquatic invertebrates and seeds), however, little experimental work has been published on the effectiveness of moist-soil management in the south-central United States where the growing seasons are longer, climate warmer, and plant assemblages more complex. During April 2004-May 2008 I, (1) investigated moist-soil managed wetland seed bank dynamics, (2) calculated seed yield, (3) estimated plant decomposition rates, (4) measured and calculated aquatic invertebrate diversity, richness, abundance, and biomass, (5) estimated body condition, food item occurrence, and feather molt chronology for blue-winged teal (Anas discors), green-winged teal (A. crecca ), and Northern shoveler (A. clypeata), (8) calculated Duck-Use Days, and (9) quantified seasonal vegetative community structure and development on Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area. Moist-soil management in the southeastern U.S. is used to stimulate growth of waterfowl food (i.e., aquatic invertebrates and seeds), however, little experimental work has been published on the effectiveness of moist-soil management in the south-central United States where the growing seasons are longer, climate warmer, and plant assemblages more complex. During April 2004-May 2008 I, (1) investigated moist-soil managed wetland seed bank dynamics, (2) calculated seed yield, (3) estimated plant decomposition rates, (4) measured and calculated aquatic invertebrate diversity, richness, abundance, and biomass, (5) estimated body condition, food item occurrence, and feather molt chronology for blue-winged teal (Anas discors), green-winged teal (A. crecca ), and Northern shoveler (A. clypeata), (8) calculated Duck-Use Days, and (9) quantified seasonal vegetative community structure and development on Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area. ... This research generated important landscape as well as moist-soil managed wetland cell information that will be beneficial to on the ground management practices. Maximizing how moist-soil wetland management takes place on the Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area and surrounding region will benefit migrating and wintering waterfowl as well as many other wetland dependent species. Future research is needed to evaluate how to best manage the completed moist-soil wetland project as a whole management unit. (abstract shortened)
Download or read book Texas Aquatic Science written by Rudolph A. Rosen and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2014-11-19 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classroom resource provides clear, concise scientific information in an understandable and enjoyable way about water and aquatic life. Spanning the hydrologic cycle from rain to watersheds, aquifers to springs, rivers to estuaries, ample illustrations promote understanding of important concepts and clarify major ideas. Aquatic science is covered comprehensively, with relevant principles of chemistry, physics, geology, geography, ecology, and biology included throughout the text. Emphasizing water sustainability and conservation, the book tells us what we can do personally to conserve for the future and presents job and volunteer opportunities in the hope that some students will pursue careers in aquatic science. Texas Aquatic Science, originally developed as part of a multi-faceted education project for middle and high school students, can also be used at the college level for non-science majors, in the home-school environment, and by anyone who educates kids about nature and water. To learn more about The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, sponsors of this book's series, please click here.
Download or read book Seed bank and Invertebrate Potential of Moist soil Managed Wetland Units in New Mexico and West Texas written by Ryan S. Anthony and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Invertebrates in Freshwater Wetlands written by Darold Batzer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-02-05 with total page 647 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wetlands are among the world’s most valuable and most threatened habitats, and in these crucially important ecosystems, the invertebrate fauna holds a focal position. Most of the biological diversity in wetlands is found within resident invertebrate assemblages, and those invertebrates are the primary trophic link between lower plants and higher vertebrates (e.g. amphibians, fish, and birds). As such, most scientists, managers, consultants, and students who work in the world’s wetlands should become better informed about the invertebrate components in their habitats of interest. Our book serves to fill this need by assembling the world’s most prominent ecologists working on freshwater wetland invertebrates, and having them provide authoritative perspectives on each the world’s most important freshwater wetland types. The initial chapter of the book provides a primer on freshwater wetland invertebrates, including how they are uniquely adapted for life in wetland environments and how they contribute to important ecological functions in wetland ecosystems. The next 15 chapters deal with invertebrates in the major wetlands across the globe (rock pools, alpine ponds, temperate temporary ponds, Mediterranean temporary ponds, turloughs, peatlands, permanent marshes, Great Lakes marshes, Everglades, springs, beaver ponds, temperate floodplains, neotropical floodplains, created wetlands, waterfowl marshes), each chapter written by groups of prominent scientists intimately knowledgeable about the individual wetland types. Each chapter reviews the relevant literature, provides a synthesis of the most important ecological controls on the resident invertebrate fauna, and highlights important conservation concerns. The final chapter synthesizes the 15 habitat-based chapters, providing a macroscopic perspective on natural variation of invertebrate assemblage structure across the world’s wetlands and a paradigm for understanding how global variation and environmental factors shape wetland invertebrate communities.
Download or read book Wetlands of the United States written by Samuel P. Shaw and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Texas Riparian Areas written by Nicole A. Davis and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2014-01-29 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Riparian areas—transitional zones between the aquatic environments of streams, rivers, and lakes and the terrestrial environments on and alongside their banks—are special places. They provide almost two hundred thousand miles of connections through which the waters of Texas flow. Keeping the water flowing, in as natural a way as possible, is key to the careful and wise management of the state’s water resources. Texas Riparian Areas evolved from a report commissioned by the Texas Water Development Board as Texas faced the reality of over-allocated water resources and long-term if not permanent drought conditions. Its purpose was to summarize the characteristics of riparian areas and to develop a common vocabulary for discussing, studying, and managing them. To learn more about The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, sponsors of this book's series, please click here.
Download or read book Texas Coastal Wetlands written by Daniel W. Moulton and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service prepared this report on the status and trends of coastal Texas wetlands in accordance with the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act of 1990. This report is a product of the Coastal Texas Project completed by the Fish and Wildlife Service in cooperation with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas General Land Office.
Download or read book Status and Trends of Wetlands in the Conterminous United States 1998 to 2004 written by Thomas E. Dahl and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Effects of Moist soil Management Strategies on the Initial Establishment of Waterfowl Communities in a Created Wetland in Charles City County VA written by Michael James Molnar and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ecology of a Restored Wetland in the Trinity River Flood Plain of Texas written by Lee Collins Ellison and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wetland Techniques written by James T. Anderson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-10-10 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wetlands serve many important functions and provide numerous ecological services such as clean water, wildlife habitat, nutrient reduction, and flood control. Wetland science is a relatively young discipline but is a rapidly growing field due to an enhanced understanding of the importance of wetlands and the numerous laws and policies that have been developed to protect these areas. This growth is demonstrated by the creation and growth of the Society of Wetland Scientists which was formed in 1980 and now has a membership of 3,500 people. It is also illustrated by the existence of 2 journals (Wetlands and Wetlands Ecology and Management) devoted entirely to wetlands. To date there has been no practical, comprehensive techniques book centered on wetlands, and written for wetland researchers, students, and managers. This techniques book aims to fill that gap. It is designed to provide an overview of the various methods that have been used or developed by researchers and practitioners to study, monitor, manage, or create wetlands. Including many methods usually found only in the peer-reviewed or gray literature, this 3-volume set fills a major niche for all professionals dealing with wetlands.
Download or read book Plants of Central Texas Wetlands written by Scott B. Fleenor and published by Grover E. Murray Studies in th. This book was released on 2009 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Describes the plants of the Ottine Wetlands of south central Texas, within and surrounding Palmetto State Park. This important ecological region has been little studied and has not been fully described previously. Includes an introduction to the wetlands, descriptions of the plants, color plates, a complete checklist, and a glossary"--Provided by the publisher.
Download or read book Forest and Rangeland Soils of the United States Under Changing Conditions written by Richard V. Pouyat and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-09-02 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book synthesizes leading-edge science and management information about forest and rangeland soils of the United States. It offers ways to better understand changing conditions and their impacts on soils, and explores directions that positively affect the future of forest and rangeland soil health. This book outlines soil processes and identifies the research needed to manage forest and rangeland soils in the United States. Chapters give an overview of the state of forest and rangeland soils research in the Nation, including multi-decadal programs (chapter 1), then summarizes various human-caused and natural impacts and their effects on soil carbon, hydrology, biogeochemistry, and biological diversity (chapters 2–5). Other chapters look at the effects of changing conditions on forest soils in wetland and urban settings (chapters 6–7). Impacts include: climate change, severe wildfires, invasive species, pests and diseases, pollution, and land use change. Chapter 8 considers approaches to maintaining or regaining forest and rangeland soil health in the face of these varied impacts. Mapping, monitoring, and data sharing are discussed in chapter 9 as ways to leverage scientific and human resources to address soil health at scales from the landscape to the individual parcel (monitoring networks, data sharing Web sites, and educational soils-centered programs are tabulated in appendix B). Chapter 10 highlights opportunities for deepening our understanding of soils and for sustaining long-term ecosystem health and appendix C summarizes research needs. Nine regional summaries (appendix A) offer a more detailed look at forest and rangeland soils in the United States and its Affiliates.
Download or read book Wetlands written by Committee on Characterization of Wetlands and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1995-09-20 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Wetlands" has become a hot word in the current environmental debate. But what does it signify? In 1991, proposed changes in the legal definities of wetlands stirred controversy and focused attention on the scientific and economic aspects of their management. This volume explores how to define wetlands. The committee--whose members were drawn from academia, government, business, and the environmental community--builds a rational, scientific basis for delineating wetlands in the landscape and offers recommendations for further action. Wetlands also discusses the diverse hydrological and ecological functions of wetlands, and makes recommendations concerning so-called controversial areas such as permafrost wetlands, riparian ecosystems, irregularly flooded sites, and agricultural wetlands. It presents criteria for identifying wetlands and explores the problems of applying those criteria when there are seasonal changes in water levels. This comprehensive and practical volume will be of interest to environmental scientists and advocates, hydrologists, policymakers, regulators, faculty, researchers, and students of environmental studies.
Download or read book Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual written by U. S. Army Corps Of Engineers and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wetland Plants of Texas written by Steve Chadde and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-10-04 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wetland Plants of Texas is a comprehensive field guide to over 1,300 vascular plant species found in the wetlands of Texas—plants of swamps, marshes, bogs, wet meadows and low prairie—plus the aquatic plants found in the state's lakes, ponds, rivers, streams and coastal areas. Based on the significant 1972 publication Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southwestern United States by Donovan and Helen Correll,Volume One covers nearly 600 species of Ferns and Fern Allies, Gymnosperms and Monocots.Volume Two treats over 700 species of Dicots. Each volume is thoroughly revised and updated to reflect current nomenclature and distribution patterns in Texas. Also included are the wetland indicator status indicator ratings of the 2012 National Wetland Plant List, used in wetland delineation studies nationwide. Contents of Volume Two• Complete coverage of the dicots found in the wetlands of Texas.• Over 700 plant species in 88 plant families; each species described, including habitat and range information. • County distribution map provided for each species.• Wetland indicator status ratings for each Texas region: Arid West, Great Plains, Atlantic and Gulf Coast Plains • Identification of plants of conservation concern (endangered, endemic). • Keys to each plant family, genus and species.• Extensive glossary and complete index.• Numerous illustrations.
Download or read book Waterfowl Ecology and Management written by Guy A. Baldassarre and published by Krieger Publishing Company. This book was released on 2006 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baldaserre & Bolen addresses several aspects of waterfowl ecology and management. This second edition includes 16 'infoboxes, ' which are stand-alone inserts in the various chapters. The infoboxes present information on important waterfowl people, places, and issues
