Wet Meadows: Hypotheses 1-8 ‎(2)‎

• File Number: 8461.100
• Description: Adaptive Management Workgroup
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 6/5/2006
• Author: PRRIP
• Title: Wet Meadow: Hypotheses 1-8
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

Wet Meadow #8: The timing of elevated water
tables in wet meadows influences benefits for WC
Soil thaw for early Macroinvertebrate
availability at
rnacroinvertebrate
productivity for surface for WC Maintenance of
wc consumption wet meadow
vegetative
structure and
composition

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Timing of elevated water table
High water tables in wet meadows provide greater benefits to whooping
cranes if they occur in the Feb-Jun period versus other times of the year, for
multiple reasons. (See related chart 8a)