A Method for Wetland Functional Assessment
Author : Paul R. Adamus
Publisher :
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 49,91 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Wetlands
ISBN :
Author : Paul R. Adamus
Publisher :
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 49,91 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Wetlands
ISBN :
Author : Paul R. Adamus
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 16,36 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Wetlands
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Author :
Publisher :
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 23,10 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Roads
ISBN :
The manual presents a state-of-the-art review of wetland functions. Functions covered include groundwater recharge and discharge, flood storage and desynchronization, shoreline anchoring and dissipation of erosive forces, sediment trapping, nutrient retention and removal, food chain support (detrital export), habitat for fish and wildlife, and active and passive recreation. The manual covers all wetland types in the 48 coterminous states, and uses the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service definition and classification system. It examines the validity, interactions, and possible significance thresholds for the functions, as well as documenting their underlying processes. With appropriate qualifying information, wetland types are ranked for each function. Wetland types ideal for each function are identified and illustrated. Potential impacts of highways upon each function are described and, where available, possible thresholds are given.
Author : U.S. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research and Development
Publisher :
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 22,30 MB
Release : 1983
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Author : Chris Athanas
Publisher :
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 19,15 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Sedimentation analysis
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Author : U. S. Government Printing Office (Gpo)
Publisher : BiblioGov
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 29,5 MB
Release : 2013-07
Category :
ISBN : 9781289158590
The United States Government Printing Office (GPO) was created in June 1860, and is an agency of the the U.S. federal government based in Washington D.C. The office prints documents produced by and for the federal government, including Congress, the Supreme Court, the Executive Office of the President and other executive departments, and independent agencies. The Coastal Zone Information Center (CZIC) collection provides access to nearly 5,000 coastal related documents that the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) received from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Central Library. The collection provides almost 30 years of data and information crucial to the understanding of U.S. coastal management and NOAA's mission to sustain healthy coasts. This is one of their documents.
Author : Paul R. Adamus
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 27,46 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Wetland conservation
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Author : Paul R. Adamus
Publisher :
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 35,38 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Wetland conservation
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Author : E. Maltby
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 707 pages
File Size : 45,90 MB
Release : 2009-04-27
Category : Nature
ISBN : 184569516X
Wetlands perform functions that deliver benefits to society, often referred to as ecosystem services. These ecosystem services include water supply, flood regulation, water purification, climate regulation, biodiversity, agriculture (e.g. grazing land), and amenity. A functional approach to wetland assessment enables a holistic view to be taken of the wide range of services wetlands can provide. The functional assessment procedures (FAPs) in this volume translate best available scientific knowledge into reasonable predictions of how component parts of wetlands function in different landscape contexts. They can be used to indicate the potential and priorities for management options in such areas as flood control, pollution reduction and biodiversity conservation.Functional assessment enables the user to predict the functioning of a wetland area without the need for comprehensive and expensive empirical research The FAPs therefore provide a methodology that can be used by both experts and non-experts to assess wetland functioning relatively rapidly. The volume includes an electronic version of the FAPs on CD which automates aspects of the assessment once the initial recording stage is completed. It is anticipated that the FAPs will be used by a range of individuals or organisations concerned with wetland management who wish to gain a better understanding of the processes, functions, services or benefits and potential of the wetlands for which they have responsibility. - Provides a systematic methodology to evaluate how wetlands function - Allows non-experts to assess wetland functioning rapidly and cost-effectively - Automates aspects of the functional assessment through the accompanying CD-ROM
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 26,83 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Roads
ISBN :
The manual presents a state-of-the-art review of wetland functions. Functions covered include groundwater recharge and discharge, flood storage and desynchronization, shoreline anchoring and dissipation of erosive forces, sediment trapping, nutrient retention and removal, food chain support (detrital export), habitat for fish and wildlife, and active and passive recreation. The manual covers all wetland types in the 48 coterminous states, and uses the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service definition and classification system. It examines the validity, interactions, and possible significance thresholds for the functions, as well as documenting their underlying processes. With appropriate qualifying information, wetland types are ranked for each function. Wetland types ideal for each function are identified and illustrated. Potential impacts of highways upon each function are described and, where available, possible thresholds are given.