7376

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7376
• Author: Schneller-McDonald, K., L. S. Ischinger and G. T. Auble.
• Title: Wetland Creation and Restoration
• USFW Year: 1990.
• USFW - Doc Type: Description and Summary of the Literature.
• Copyright Material: NO

10 BIOLOGICAL REPORT 90(3)
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W 110
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O 100
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LV 90
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W 70
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 18 20 22 25 30 40 44 57 60 71
NUMBER OF YEARS
Based on 1100 Records in the Wetland Creation/Restoration Data Base
Fig. 7. Duration of Wetland Creation/Restoration projects.
Shorebirds (Shoreb). All wading birds, sea birds, and Fish. All fish.
other shorebirds. Vegetation (Veg). Responses may be recorded for nat-
Mammals. All mammals. ural revegetation or artificially established vegetation.
Amphibians (Amphib). All amphibians. Examples of responses include survival rate, growth rate,
Reptiles (Rept). All reptiles. biomass, species richness, colonization success, and tol-
Invertebrates (Inverts). All invertebrates except erance to flooding.
commercially valuable shellfish. Also includes mos- Human Use (Huse). This key word refers to human
quito control. use of the created or restored wetland for recreation,
Shellfish (Shellf). Shellfish with commercial value. education, research, or aesthetics.