Creating and restoring wetlands : from theory to practice / Christopher Craft.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Craft, Christopher B., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wetland restoration.

Wetland conservation.

Wetland ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (466 pages)

Edition:

Second edition

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, [2022]

Summary:

Creating and Restoring Wetlands: From Theory to Practice, Second Edition describes the challenges and opportunities relating to the restoration of freshwater and estuarine wetlands in natural, agricultural, and urban environments in the coming century. This second edition is structured by clearly defined chapters based on specific wetland types (e.g. Peatlands, Mangroves) and with a consistent and coherent organization for ease of discoverability. The table of contents is divided into four main subjects: Foundations, Restoration of Freshwater Wetlands, Restoration of Estuarine Wetlands, and From Theory to Practice, each with multiple chapters. Part 1, Foundations, contains chapters describing definitions of wetlands, ecological theory used to guide restoration, and considerations on where to implement restoration on the landscape. In Parts 2 and 3, restoration of specific freshwater (marshes, forests, peatlands) and estuarine (tidal marshes, mangroves) wetlands are described. Part 4, From Theory to Practice, contains chapters describing performance standards to gauge success of projects and case studies describing small-scale and large-scale restoration projects of various freshwater and estuarine wetlands. Each chapter contains clearly labeled sections which assist the reader to quickly and easily key in on the subject matter that they are seeking. The approach of Creating and Restoring Wetlands is unique in that, in each chapter, it links ecological theory important to ecosystem restoration with practical techniques to undertake and implement successful wetland restoration projects, including recommendations for performance standards to gauge success as well as realistic expectations and timescales for achieving success. Each chapter ends with a summary table describing keys to ensure success for a given wetland ecosystem. Amazon

Contents:

Front Cover

Creating and Restoring Wetlands

Creating and Restoring Wetlands From Theory to Practice

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgments

1 - Introduction

Why restore wetlands?

Fundamental characteristics of wetlands

Setting realistic goals

Theory and practice

Disturbance: identifying and ameliorating stressors

Understanding ecosystem dynamics

Accelerating restoration: succession and ecosystem development

Reestablishing a self-supporting system

The role of traditional ecological knowledge in wetland restoration

References

2 - Definitions

Introduction

Wetland characteristics

Hydrology

Vegetation

Soils

Definitions

Classification systems

Legal frameworks

United States

State wetland programs

Canada

European Union

China

Other countries

International

Wetland ecosystem services

Blue carbon

Valuation of ecosystem services

Created, restored, and constructed wetlands

3 - Ecological theory and restoration

Disturbance

Dispersal and colonization

Succession

The organismic view-facilitation

Nurse plants

Mycorrhizae

Bioaugmentation

The individualistic view-tolerance and inhibition

Other Gleasonian models

Ecosystem development

Biological invasions

Community susceptibility to invasion

Life history traits of invaders

Allelopathy

Invasive species and restoration

4 - Consideration of the landscape

The importance of connectivity

Stressors of natural, agricultural, and urban landscapes

Wetland functions and placement on the landscape

The need for a watershed approach

Selecting and prioritizing sites for restoration

Watershed and wetland characteristics to identify suitable sites

Prioritizing sites for restoration

References.

5 - Inland marshes

Prairie potholes

Sedge meadows

Playas

Great Lakes marshes

Karst wetlands

Vernal pools

Wet grasslands

Theory

Practice

Restoring hydrology

Reestablishing vegetation

Restoring and recreating soils

Amendments

Keys to ensure success

6 - Forested wetlands

Riparian forests

Floodplain forests

Mississippi Alluvial Valley bottomland hardwood forests

Cypress domes-pine flatwoods

Carolina and Delmarva Bays

Forested wetlands as habitat

Loss of forested wetlands

Riparian forest

Floodplain forest

Cypress domes and Carolina Bays

Importance of microtopography

7 - Peatlands

Peat-origin, composition, and geographic distribution

Peatland succession

Bog restoration

Fen restoration

Rewetting of fens

Eutrophied peatlands: sod cutting, topsoil removal, and mowing

8 - Tidal marshes

Salt- and brackish-water marshes

Tidal freshwater marshes

Tidal marsh loss

Managed realignment

9 - Mangroves

Ecology of mangroves

Global distribution and loss through time

Planting

Natural colonization

10 - Measuring success: performance standards and trajectories of ecosystem development

Performance standards.

Reference wetlands-a yardstick for comparison

Response ratios-standardizing against the reference wetland

Vegetation-based indicators of restoration

Floristic quality index

Other indicators

Assessment methods (HEA, RAM, and HGM)

Comprehensive assessment of created and restored wetlands

The environmental template-hydrology and water chemistry

Community structure and ecosystem function

Trajectories of ecosystem development

11 - Case studies

Saline tidal marshes

Freshwater marshes

Peat bogs

Forested wetlands

Urban wetlands

12 - Restoration on a grand scale

Saline tidal marshes (Delaware Bay, United States)

The Deepwater Horizon blowout: restoring coastal marshes following oil spills

Mesopotamian Marshes (Iraq)

Florida Everglades (United States)

Freshwater marshes (Yellow River Delta, China)

Coastal marshes (Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana)

Mangrove reforestation (Mekong River Delta, Vietnam)

13 - Future of wetland restoration

Population growth and global food demand

Eutrophication

Restoration in an urban world

Climate change

Warming

Climate variability

CO2 enrichment

Sea level rise

Invasive species

Wetland restoration in the 21st century

Further reading

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

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Y

Backcover.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Craft, Christopher Creating and Restoring Wetlands

ISBN:

9780128239827