Have wet meadow restoration projects in the Southwestern U.S. been effective in restoring geomorphology, hydrology, soils, and plant species composition?

Ramstead, Karissa M. and Allen, James A. and Springer, Abraham E. (2012) Have wet meadow restoration projects in the Southwestern U.S. been effective in restoring geomorphology, hydrology, soils, and plant species composition? Environmental Evidence, 1 (1). p. 11. ISSN 2047-2382

Preview

Text Ramstead_KM_etal_2012_Have_wet_meadow_restoration_projects_in_the_southwestern_US.pdf Available under License Creative Commons Attribution. Download (766kB) | Preview

Abstract

Wet meadows occur in numerous locations throughout the American Southwest, but in many cases have become heavily degraded. Among other things they have frequently been overgrazed and have had roads built through them, which have affected the hydrology of these wetland ecosystems. Because of the important hydrologic and ecological functions they are believed to perform, there is currently significant interest in wet meadow restoration. Several restoration projects have been completed recently or are underway in the region, sometimes at considerable expense and with minimal monitoring. The objective of this review was to evaluate the effects of wet meadow restoration projects in the southwestern United States on geomorphology, hydrology, soils and plant species composition. A secondary objective was to determine the effects of wet meadow restoration projects on wildlife.

Item Type:	Article
Publisher’s Statement:	Creative Commons Attribution License.
ID number or DOI:	10.1186/2047-2382-1-11
Keywords:	America; APEC countries; Biodiversity; Developed Countries; Grasslands; Grasslands and Rangelands (PP350); Meadows; monitoring; North America; OECD Countries; Plant Ecology (ZZ331); Restoration ecology; reviews; riparian; species composition; surveillance systems; Systematic review; United States of America; USA; Wetland
Subjects:	Q Science > QH Natural history Q Science > QK Botany
NAU Depositing Author Academic Status:	Faculty/Staff
Department/Unit:	College of Engineering, Forestry, and Natural Science > School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability College of Engineering, Forestry, and Natural Science > School of Forestry
Date Deposited:	30 Sep 2015 22:25
URI:	http://openknowledge.nau.edu/id/eprint/582

Actions (login required)

IR Staff Record View

Downloads