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Multiobjective Optimization of Wetlands for Attaining Flood, Water Quality and Bird Habitat Benefits
Abstract: A significant number of historically existing wetlands that naturally stored rainwater and attenuated flood peaks have now been drained and employed as new farming areas. Beyond the water quality and flow problem, this has resulted in loss of natural habitats of diverse ecological species. Restoring wetlands have hence been proposed as a potential conservation strategy to help attenuate many of these problems. In this study a spatial, multi-objective optimization study of new potential wetlands was carried out to achieve biodiversity improvements in addition to flood reduction benefits and water quality improvements. The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) was used to simulate flow and water quality,...
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Types: Citation;
Tags: Birds,
Data Visualization & Tools,
Northeast CASC,
Rivers, Streams and Lakes,
Science Tools For Managers,
With leadership and coordination provided by the Eastern Tallgrass Prairie and Big Rivers Landscape Conservation Cooperative, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs), which collectively span the geographic extent of the Mississippi River Basin (MRB), have identified high nutrient runoff (a major contributor to Gulf of Mexico hypoxia), and declines in wildlife populations (especially grassland and riparian bird species), as major conservation challenges requiring collaborative action. This project focused on development and application of spatial decision support systems (DSSs), coupled with surveys of agricultural producers, to assist the LCC community and partner resource management...
Categories: Publication;
Types: Citation;
Tags: Birds,
Data Visualization & Tools,
Mississippi River Basin (MRB),
Northeast CASC,
Rivers, Streams and Lakes,
Abstract: Wetland restoration mitigates effects of agricultural development on water quality, flooding, and habitat loss. Multi-objective optimization for wetland locations and sizes has not included objective functions for water quality, hydrology, and habitat in unison, limiting analysis of trade-offs among these ecosystem services. This study establishes two methods to improve the accuracy of simulating wetland restoration with an optimization-simulation framework for analysis of trade-offs: identification of wetland type and constraining wetland and drainage area configurations to potential field-scale wetlands in the study area. Determination of a wetland habitat type used characteristics of the Hydrogeomorphic...
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Types: Citation;
Tags: Birds,
Data Visualization & Tools,
Northeast CASC,
Rivers, Streams and Lakes,
Science Tools For Managers,
Abstract: Land use changes from natural ecosystems to industrial agriculture have impacted water quality and wildlife populations in the Mississippi River basin. Government programs providing technical assistance and monetary incentives have not resulted in adequate adoption rates of conservation practices. While there has been a plethora of research examining the factors associated with conservation adoption, significantly less is understood about the relative importance of these factors. Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) with agricultural producers in three Midwestern watersheds, we assess the relative importance of environmental and production decision criteria when making decisions to adopt conservation...
Categories: Publication;
Types: Citation;
Tags: Birds,
Data Visualization & Tools,
Northeast CASC,
Rivers, Streams and Lakes,
Science Tools For Managers,
Categories: Publication;
Types: Citation;
Tags: Birds,
Data Visualization & Tools,
Mississippi River Basin (MRB),
Northeast CASC,
Rivers, Streams and Lakes,
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