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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Depressional Wetlands"”.
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Validation Of Kentucky Wetlands Rapid Assessment Method (ky-Wram) Metrics Using Macroinvertebrate Communities Of Forested Depressional Wetlands
<p>The Kentucky Wetlands Rapid Assessment Method (KY-WRAM) is currently being developed by the collaborative efforts of the Kentucky Division of Water and Eastern Kentucky University as a tool to measure the function and condition of wetlands. To ensure the rapid assessment method properly …
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Applying Wetland Rating Systems to Assess Functions of Depressional Wetlands Created by a Mass Wasting Feature, Table Mountain, Washington
The formation of wetlands in the Swauk Watershed has been primarily controlled by mass wasting events, which includes landslide activity. Landslide activity has been the primary influential process in shaping the landscape where wetland systems have formed on the surface of landslide deposits. The …
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Assessing Wetland Restoration on the Delmarva Peninsula using Vegetation Characteristics
… Conservation Effects Assessment Project, 15 depressional wetlands on the Delmarva Peninsula of Maryland and Delaware were surveyed for above-ground vegetation and seed bank community composition, annual biomass production, and vegetation carbon content (10 restorations from prior-converted …
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Prioritization of Carolina Bays as Mitigation Projects from a Herpetofaunal Perspective
… southeastern United States that contain isolated depressional wetlands. These unique ecosystems are particularly valuable for herpetofauna and are at risk of being extirpated from the landscape because of recent legal developments. There are few available inventories of these landform features and …
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Evaluation of a diatom-based index for acid mine drainage impacted permanent pans in the Mpumalanga Highveld region
… Mpumalanga Highveld region features a variety of wetlands, including permanent depressional wetlands such as grass pans, reed pans, open-water pans, and salt pans. The region also hosts the Highveld coal field, South Africa's second largest producing coal field. Increased mining and agriculture …
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The Influence of Livestock Watering Ponds (Dugouts) on Native Stream Fishes, Especially the Endangered Topeka Shiner (Notropis topeka)
Natural depressional wetlands in the floodplain are part of the mosaic of aquatic habitats important to stream fishes. Livestock watering holes (i.e., dugouts) are constructed in floodplains, yet the influence of these manmade wetlands on native stream fishes is unknown. Such information is …
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Amphibian and plant communities of natural and constructed upland-embedded wetlands in the Daniel Boone National Forest
<p>Wetlands fulfill many vital ecological functions, including providing habitat for amphibians and plants. Some wetlands, known as upland-embedded wetlands (UEWs), are depressional wetlands surrounded completely by upland habitat. This wetland type has been constructed in many areas for …