Progress in wetland restoration ecology

It takes more than water to restore a wetland. Now, scientists are documenting how landscape setting, habitat type, hydrological regime, soil properties, topography, nutrient supplies, disturbance regimes, invasive species, seed banks and declining biodiversity can constrain the restoration process....

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Published in:Trends in Ecology & Evolution 2000-10, Vol.15 (10), p.402-407
Main Author: Zedler, Joy B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Applied ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife
Ecosystem function
Ecosystem structure
Environmental degradation: ecosystems survey and restoration
Freshwater
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Marshes
Mitigation
Restoration
Succession
Wetlands
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Summary:It takes more than water to restore a wetland. Now, scientists are documenting how landscape setting, habitat type, hydrological regime, soil properties, topography, nutrient supplies, disturbance regimes, invasive species, seed banks and declining biodiversity can constrain the restoration process. Although many outcomes can be explained post hoc, we have little ability to predict the path that sites will follow when restored in alternative ways, and no insurance that specific targets will be met. To become predictive, bolder approaches are now being developed, which rely more on field experimentation at multiple spatial and temporal scales, and in many restoration contexts.
ISSN:0169-5347
1872-8383
DOI:10.1016/S0169-5347(00)01959-5