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STATUS OF RESTORATION SCIENCE: WETLANDS ECOSYSTEMS
Citation:
Kentula, M. STATUS OF RESTORATION SCIENCE: WETLANDS ECOSYSTEMS. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/A-93/231.
Description:
Information on wetland creation and restoration is increasing. ast fall the U.S.National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published the next version of the status report on creation and restoration. n looking at projects, the reason they were established in a particular location is not generally obvious. iting of projects is an emerging issue. his collection of papers reports on the restoration and creation of tidal wetlands. s we learn more, the scientific questions are becoming more complex. oday we find that "green" does not automatically mean success. lants growing on a wet site do not necessarily indicate a fully functioning system. ork with tidal systems is suggesting that once hydrology and plants are established, the next critical factor is soil processes. ome evidence suggests that without happy soil microbes, there are ramifications throughout the food chain. nce the hydrology is right and plants are established, what else makes a healthy ecosystem? Information is coming out of work in progress.