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Short term effects of initial flood disturbance on restoration projects

Lemke, Michael J.; Casper, Andrew F.; Dungey, Keenan E.; Hagy, Heath M.

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NSF RAPID FINAL 2013.pdf

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Title
Short term effects of initial flood disturbance on restoration projects
Author(s)
  • Lemke, Michael J.
  • Casper, Andrew F.
  • Dungey, Keenan E.
  • Hagy, Heath M.
Issue Date
2013-06-27
Keyword(s)
  • Aquatice ecology
  • Restoration ecology
  • Flodplain
  • Shallow lake
  • Large river
  • Water quality
  • Waterfowl
  • Submerged aquatic vegetation
  • Nutrients
  • Fish
Date of Ingest
2018-03-02T18:01:17Z
Geographic Coverage
Illinois River
Abstract
NSF RAPID grant proposal to sample nutrients, processes (e.g., denitrification), and communities (e.g., microbes and zooplankton) that respond quickly to disturbances at two floodplain restoration sites on the Illinois River that flooded for the first time during the record flood of April 2013. We will also document the longer-term responses of submerged macrophytes and higher-level consumers (birds and fishes) using existing data sets and on-going sampling programs. The flood event at one site (Emiquon) approximated a natural seasonal flood because the flood overtopped the levee for a few days but did not breach the levee. In contrast, the levees breached at the other site (Merwin), and river water continues to flood through Merwin. We hypothesize that the restoration trajectory has been reset at Merwin.
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
Proposal
Language
eng
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/99082
Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)
NSF DEB-1347077

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