An ecosystem services approach to assessing the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico

National Research Council, Division on Earth… - 2013 - books.google.com
As the Gulf of Mexico recovers from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, natural resource
managers face the challenge of understanding the impacts of the spill and setting priorities …

Wetland shear strength with emphasis on the impact of nutrients, sediments, and sea level rise

NH Jafari, BD Harris, JA Cadigan, JW Day… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive review of shear strength measurements in wetland
soils, which can be used to make inferences of the influence of nutrients and sediments on …

Carbon sequestration in wetland soils of the northern Gulf of Mexico coastal region

VD Hansen, JA Nestlerode - Wetlands Ecology and Management, 2014 - Springer
Coastal wetlands play an important but complex role in the global carbon cycle, contributing
to the ecosystem service of greenhouse gas regulation through carbon sequestration …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term ecological changes in China's Ramsar sites

H Fan, Y Hu, B Tian, Y Duan, C Xue - Ecological Indicators, 2023 - Elsevier
Wetlands are globally critical for human survival and Earth's sustainable development.
However, wetlands are experiencing rapid degradation and loss due to pollution …

Evaluating salt marsh restoration success with an index of ecosystem integrity

LA Staszak, AR Armitage - Journal of Coastal Research, 2013 - meridian.allenpress.com
ABSTRACT Staszak, LA and Armitage, AR, 2013. Evaluating salt marsh restoration success
with an index of ecosystem integrity. In concept, ecological restoration will improve …

Survey design to assess condition of wetlands in the United States

AR Olsen, TM Kincaid, ME Kentula… - Environmental Monitoring …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract The US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) initiated planning in 2007 and
conducted field work in 2011 for the first National Wetland Condition Assessment (NWCA) …

Isolated wetlands of the southeastern United States: abundance and expected condition

CR Lane, E D'Amico, B Autrey - Wetlands, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Two recent United States (US) Supreme Court decisions severely curtailed federal
protection for isolated wetlands (ie, those completely surrounded by uplands). However, the …

Application of the landscape development intensity (LDI) index in wetland mitigation banking

KC Reiss, E Hernandez, MT Brown - Ecological Modelling, 2014 - Elsevier
The landscape development intensity (LDI) index, which can be used as a human
disturbance gradient, is an effective tool in assessing location of wetland mitigation banks …

[HTML][HTML] Risk-based classification and interactive map of watersheds contributing anthropogenic stress to Laurentian Great Lakes coastal ecosystems

GE Host, KE Kovalenko, TN Brown… - Journal of Great Lakes …, 2019 - Elsevier
We describe development anthropogenic stress indices for coastal margins of the
Laurentian Great Lakes basin. Indices were derived based on the response of species …

Examining inter‐regional and intra‐seasonal differences in wintering waterfowl landscape associations among Pacific and Atlantic flyways

MJ Hardy, CK Williams, BS Ladman… - Journal of Avian …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The Central Valley of California (CVC) and Mid‐Atlantic (MA) in the US are both critical sites
for nationwide food security, and many waterfowl species annually, especially during the …