Download or read book Watershed Based Wetland Characterization for Delaware S Nanticoke River Watershed written by U.s. Fish and Wildlife Service and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-02-14 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today there is great interest in managing wetland resources from a watershed standpoint or landscape perspective. Wetland managers need information on a variety of topics including the location and type of existing wetlands, wetland functions, potential wetland restoration sites, and the overall condition of natural habitat in the watershed. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Wetlands Inventory Program has developed products that expand the use of its conventional maps and digital products to aid in resource management. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) is attempting to reduce nonpoint source pollution impacts in the Nanticoke watershed and wanted the above information for the Delaware portion of the Nanticoke River watershed. This information would be used to help improve water quality and management and conservation of fish and wildlife habitat in wetlands, streams, riparian areas, and uplands in Delaware. Similar work has recently been completed for the Maryland portion of the watershed (Tiner et al. 2000). In the future, both efforts may be combined into a single report.
Download or read book Watershed Based Wetland Characterization for Delaware s Nanticoke River Watershed a Preliminary Assessment Report written by R. W. Tiner and published by . This book was released on 2013-05-29 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The report is organized into the following sections: Study Area, Methods, General Scope and Limitations of the Study, Appropriate Use of this Report, Rationale for Preliminary Functional Assessments, Results, Conclusions, Acknowledgments, and References. Two appendices provide keys to hydrogeomorphic wetland classification and the functional assessment findings for subbasins. Thematic maps are contained in a separate folder on the CD version of this report.
Download or read book Historical Analysis of Wetlands and Their Functions for the Nanticoke River Watershed written by U. S. Fish U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-02-14 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The states of Delaware and Maryland are cooperating to investigate and evaluate wetlands of the Nanticoke River watershed. They are collecting data on reference wetlands to gain information on wetland functions and levels of performance for evaluating impacts to presentday wetlands and to develop a watershed-based strategy for wetland conservation and restoration. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is assisting the states in several ways. Roughly two years ago, the states provided funds to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to expand the current National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) digital data to include hydrogeomorphic-type descriptors (i.e., landscape position, landform, and water flow path) to all mapped wetlands and to use these data to produce a preliminary assessment of wetland functions for the watershed. The results of this analysis were published in two watershed-based reports on the Nanticoke wetlands, one for Maryland and the other for Delaware (Tiner et al. 2000, 2001).
Download or read book Historical Analysis of Wetlands and Their Functions for the Nanticoke River Watershed written by U.s. Fish and Wildlife Service and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-07-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The states of Delaware and Maryland are cooperating to investigate and evaluate wetlands of the Nanticoke River watershed. They are collecting data on reference wetlands to gain information on wetland functions and levels of performance for evaluating impacts to presentday wetlands and to develop a watershed-based strategy for wetland conservation and restoration. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is assisting the states in several ways.
Download or read book Wetland and Stream Rapid Assessments written by John Dorney and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wetland and Stream Rapid Assessments: Development, Validation, and Application describes the scientific and environmental policy background for rapid wetland and stream assessments, how such assessment methods are developed and statistically verified, and how they can be used in environmental decision-making—including wetland and stream permitting. In addition, it provides several case studies of method development and use in various parts of the world. Readers will find guidance on developing and testing such methods, along with examples of how these methods have been used in various programs across North America. Rapid wetland and stream functional assessments are becoming frequently used methods in federal, state and local environmental permitting programs in North America. Many governments are interested in developing new methods or improving existing methods for their own jurisdictions. This book provides an ideal guide to these initiatives. Offers guidance for the use and evaluation of rapid assessments to developers and users of these methods, as well as students of wetland and stream quality Contains contributions from sources who are successful in academia, industry and government, bringing credibility and relevance to the content Includes a statistically-based approach to testing the validity of the rapid method, which is very important to the usefulness and defensibility of assessment methods
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Download or read book Wetland Habitats of North America written by Darold P. Batzer and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2012-05-22 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Wetland Habitats of North America is essential reading for everyone who studies, manages, or visits North American wetlands. It fills an important void in the wetland literature, providing accessible and succinct descriptions of all of the continent’s major wetland types.” Arnold van der Valk, Iowa State University “Batzer and Baldwin have compiled the most comprehensive compendium of North American wetland habitats and their ecology that is presently available—a must for wetland scientists and managers.” Irving A. Mendelssohn, Louisiana State University "If you want to gain a broad understanding of the ecology of North America’s diverse wetlands, Wetland Habitats of North America is the book for you. Darold Batzer and Andrew Baldwin have assembled an impressive group of regional wetland scientists who have produced a virtual encyclopedia to the continent’s wetlands. Reading the book is like a road trip across the Americas with guided tours of major wetland types by local experts. Your first stop will be to coastal wetlands with eight chapters covering tidal wetlands along the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts. Then you’ll travel inland where you can visit any or all of 18 types ranging from bottomland swamps of the Southeast to pothole marshes of the Northern Prairies to montane wetlands of the Rockies to tropical swamps of Central America and desert springs wetlands. All in one book—I’m impressed! Every wetlander should add this book to her or his swampland library. Ralph Tiner, University of Massachusetts–Amherst
Download or read book Utilizing Wetland Analysis and Detailed Elevation Surveys to Evaluate Spatial Patterns of Sedimentation and Potential Marsh Sustainability in Delaware s Tidal and Impounded Wetlands written by Bartholomew Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this dissertation is to provide better understanding of the processes that control the evolution of natural tidal and impounded wetlands. The evaluation of coastal resources is necessary for conservation and management efforts, especially as sea-level rise and anthropogenic alteration impact tidal wetlands. ☐ This research project consists of three separate studies in the vicinity of the Delaware River and Bay coastline within the Delaware Estuary. They include: • The determination of the optimal (“Goldilocks”) vertical growth range and above-ground and below-ground biomass production of Spartina alterniflora (S. alterniflora) with respect to mean low water (MLW) and mean high water (MHW) tidal datums within six watersheds (Blackbird Creek, Bombay Hook Complex, St. Jones River, Murderkill, River, Prime Hook Creek, and Broadkill River). In these watersheds, S. alterniflora has an optimal growth range between -0.07 and 0.18 m relative to MHW elevation and between 1.25 and 1.72 m, relative to MLW. The results can be used to assess the ability of a marsh to combat changing conditions associated with sea-level rise, by determining whether or not the marsh platform is within the optimal growth range of S. alterniflora. This assessment method can be used to determine whether a tidal wetland area is in need of restoration for longer-term sustainability, through the optimization of below-ground biomass production. • An assessment of water level management actions on accretion rates and wetland platform elevations of impoundment marshes using neighboring un-impounded tidal wetlands as reference sites. Nine impoundments (three in northern Delaware (in the vicinity of New Castle, Delaware), four in Central Delaware Bay, and two in lower Delaware Bay) and four reference tidal wetlands (two in Northern Delaware, one in Central Delaware Bay, and one in the lower Delaware Bay) were studied. Regular tidal inundation is vital in the development and evolution of natural marsh platforms. The study results show that only three of the nine impoundments having statistically significant differences (at the p
Download or read book Fluvial Remote Sensing for Science and Management written by Patrice Carbonneau and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-08-15 with total page 603 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a comprehensive overview of progress in the general area of fluvial remote sensing with a specific focus on its potential contribution to river management. The book highlights a range of challenging issues by considering a range of spatial and temporal scales with perspectives from a variety of disciplines. The book starts with an overview of the technical progress leading to new management applications for a range of field contexts and spatial scales. Topics include colour imagery, multi-spectral and hyper-spectral imagery, video, photogrammetry and LiDAR. The book then discusses management applications such as targeted, network scale, planning, land-use change modelling at catchment scales, characterisation of channel reaches (riparian vegetation, geomorphic features) in both spatial and temporal dimensions, fish habitat assessment, flow measurement, monitoring river restoration and maintenance and, the appraisal of human perceptions of riverscapes. Key Features: • A specific focus on management applications in a period of increasing demands on managers to characterize river features and their evolution at different spatial scales • An integration across all scales of imagery with a clear discussion of both ground based and airborne images • Includes a wide-range of environmental problems • Coverage of cutting-edge technology • Contributions from leading researchers in the field
Download or read book Status and Trends of Wetlands in the Conterminous United States 2004 to 2009 written by Thomas E. Dahl and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Data from status and trends provide important long-term trend information about specific changes and places and the overall status of wetlands in the United States. The historical data base that the Service has developed through Status and Trends, provides photographic evidence of land use and wetlands extent dating back to the 1950s. This provides an accurate record to assist in future restoration efforts.--Publisher description.
Download or read book Remote Sensing of Soil Salinization written by Dr. Graciela Metternicht and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2008-12-12 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recognized and advocated as a powerful tool, the role of remote sensing in identifying, mapping, and monitoring soil salinity and salinization will continue to expand. Remote Sensing of Soil Salinization: Impact on Land Management delineates how to combine science and geospatial technologies for smart environmental management. Choose the Right Tech
Download or read book Wetlands written by Raymundo E. Russo and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wetlands are lands where saturation with water is the dominant factor determining the nature of soil development and the types of plant and animal communities living in the soil and on its surface. Wetlands vary widely because of regional and local differences in soils, topography, climate, hydrology, water chemistry, vegetation, and other factors, including human disturbance. Indeed, wetlands are found from the tundra to the tropics and on every continent except Antarctica. This book brings together the latest research in field.
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Download or read book Degradation Ecological Restoration and Adaptive Management of Estuarine Wetlands under Intensifying Global Changes written by Tian Xie and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-04-04 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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