Wetland and riparian areas of the intermountain West : ecology and management / edited by Mark C. McKinstry, Wayne A. Hubert, and Stanley H. Anderson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McKinstry, Mark C. (Mark Calvert), 1960-

Hubert, Wayne A.

Anderson, Stanley H.

Series:

Peter T. Flawn series in natural resource management and conservation ; no. 4.

Peter T. Flawn series in natural resource management and conservation ; no. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wetland ecology--Great Basin.

Wetland ecology.

Wetland management--Great Basin.

Wetland management.

Wetlands--Great Basin.

Wetlands.

Riparian ecology--Great Basin.

Riparian ecology.

Riparian areas--Great Basin--Management.

Riparian areas.

Riparian areas--Great Basin.

Management.

Physical Description:

xiv, 319 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2004.

Summary:

Wetlands and riparian areas between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada are incredibly diverse and valuable habitats. More than 80 percent of the wildlife species in this intermountain region depend on these wetlands -- which account for less than 2 percent of the land area -- for their survival. At the same time, the wetlands also serve the water needs of ranchers and farmers, recreationists, vacation communities, and cities. It is no exaggeration to call water the "liquid gold" of the West, and the burgeoning human demands on this scarce resource make it imperative to understand and properly manage the wetlands and riverine areas of the Intermountain West. This book offers land managers, biologists, and research scientists a state-of-the-art survey of the ecology and management practices of wetland and riparian areas in the Intermountain West. Twelve articles examine such diverse issues as laws and regulations affecting these habitats, the unique physiographic features of the region, the importance of wetlands and riparian areas to fish, wildlife, and livestock, the ecological function of these areas, their value to humans, and the methods to evaluate these habitats. The authors also address the human impacts on the land from urban and suburban development, mining, grazing, energy extraction, recreation, water diversions, and timber harvesting and suggest ways to mitigate such impacts.

Contents:

1. Laws and Regulations Pertaining to Wetland Areas in the Intermountain West / Maureen Ryan, Mark Squillace 1

2. Variation in Hydrology, Soils, and Vegetation of Natural Palustrine Wetlands among Geologic Provinces / Murray K. Laubhan 23

3. Ecological Processes of Riverine Wetland Habitats / Wayne A. Hubert 52

4. Wildlife Use of Riverine Wetland Habitats / Kirk Lohman 74

5. Management of Riverine Wetland Habitats / Robert C. Ehrhart, Paul L. Hansen 87

6. Irrigation, Salinity, and Landscape Patterns of Natural Palustrine Wetlands / James R. Lovvorn, E. Andrew Hart 105

7. Wildlife of Natural Palustrine Wetlands / James H. Gammonley 130

8. Management of Natural Palustrine Wetlands / Neal D. Niemuth, Michael A. Bozek, Neil F. Payne 154

9. Components, Processes, and Design of Created Palustrine Wetlands / Richard A. Olson 185

10. Wildlife of Created Palustrine Wetlands / Mark A. Rumble, David W. Willis, Brian E. Smith 216

11. Management of Created Palustrine Wetlands / Stephen A. Tessmann 240

12. Classification, Assessment, Monitoring, and Evaluation of Riverine and Palustrine Wetland Ecosystems / Paul Adamus 277

1.1. Map of Intermountain West covered within this book xii

2.1. Percentage of wetland loss occurring in the 10 states composing the Intermountain West 24

2.2. Location of geologic provinces, major rivers, and lakes occurring in the Intermountain West 25

3.1. Typical annual hydrographs of a high-elevation mountain stream and an allogenic basin (dryland) river 54

3.2. Cross section of a river channel and alluvial floodplain illustrating movement of water between the surface and ground at flood flows and low flows 56

3.3. The Lane mass balance model describing the dynamics of streamflow, sediment movements, and channel slope associated with stream channels 58

3.4. Examples of straight, braided, and meandering stream channels and their associated stability 60

3.5. Cross section of a river channel and alluvial floodplain at the location of a point bar illustrating ridge-and-swale topography 61

6.1. Location of large intermountain basins of the central Rocky Mountains 107

6.2. Exaggerated relief map of the southern Laramie Basin, Wyoming, showing the dispersion of shallow lakes throughout the landscape 108

6.3. Vegetative characteristics of oligosaline and mesosaline wetlands in the Laramie Basin, Wyoming 111

6.4. Relative dry mass of major macroinvertebrate taxa in oligosaline and mesosaline wetlands of the Laramie Basin, Wyoming, June-August 1992 113

7.1. Important abiotic and biotic factors that influence the composition and structure of vertebrate communities in palustrine wetlands 136

8.1. Lateral wetland buffer for removing nutrients and sediment from water carried by drain tiles or runoff ditches 167

10.1. Greatest use of impoundments occurs by birds during migration periods 218

8.1. On-site and off-site impacts of mining on wetlands 169

8.2. Chemical and physical impacts of mining on wetlands 170

9.1. Water quality parameters required to support aquatic organisms 194

10.1. Birds other than waterfowl that occur in palustrine habitats of impoundments of the Intermountain West 222

10.2. Fish species and some constraints that might be included in sport-fish management for small impoundments of the Intermountain West 229

12.1. Hydrogeomorphic (HGM) classes of wetlands relevant to the Intermountain Region 281

12.2. Subclasses proposed for Colorado riverine, slope, and depressional wetlands 282

12.3. Examples of methods or compilations of methods developed for stream or riparian areas 288

12.4. Types of stressors to natural wetland and riparian areas 289.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0292702485

OCLC:

53284966

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