Stan Marsh

The Shortland Wetlands have became one of the most popular and well-known attractions in Newcastle for its extensive wildlife, many activities and intensive research on conservation of many topics. (Wetlands.org.au) There are many biotic features of the wetlands and these include the Pampas grass, the elm (both of these are seriously terrestrial weed species). There are also other varying biotic factors such as the diversity and quantity of the plants and animals found there. (Tpwd.texas.gov)

be seen from shifts on the dense grass in the marsh to the unvegetated mud flats in the marsh. In the experiment, the top-down and bottom-up effects were monitored to investigate the cause of shift or die-off. This experiment is significant because it would be considered the first experiment to explain the die off factors that are caused by top-down and bottom-up control instead of physical factors. There were cage treatments implemented across the marsh to see if the hypothesis that questioned whether

Across all projects, the first step in tidal wetland restoration is almost always to create a “restoration site template” that will form the basis of the entire project. Experts believe that “restoring the physical integrity of the tidal wetland offers the best opportunity of restoring ecologic integrity” (Faber “Design” 17). How the template is formed will ultimately dictate what the final wetland will look like. Construction of the wetland base may require either excavation or fill depending

Louisiana is a place of beautiful wildlife and landscape. With about forty percent of the state being marshes and wetlands. It is very important for us to preserve these wetlands and keep them from disappearing like they have been for the past fifty years. Almost eighty percent of wetland loss in the nation has happened in Louisiana. Just in the past ten years the state has seen a thirty percent deduction in the wetlands. The bad thing about these wetlands disappearing is that they are just being

Wetland Restoration Most people think they know a wetland when they see one, but the delineation of wetlands for the purpose of granting permits has proven enormously controversial. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), an area is defined as a wetland when a combination of three technical criteria are met: Wetland hydrology (land that is saturated within 18 inches of the surface for more than seven days per year), Hydrophytic vegetation (a list of plants that will thrive in wet

Geography 3480 James Keogh Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse Image by B. Moose Peterson via Smithsonian Institute Abstract: There is very little known about the Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse (SMHM). In 1970, SMHM was added to the endangered list, largely due to the fact their salt water habitats 84% gone. With the mouse being just under 3 inches in length, nocturnal, loving its dense cover protection, and the close resemblance to the Western Harvest Mouse, it makes field identification very difficult. Further

Coastal erosion is an ecological hazard that has been occurring for centuries however rising sea levels and increasingly erratic weather patterns have the potential to advance the danger and destruction to much greater levels.  While the enormous wave action created by huge storms such as hurricanes is the most contributive to coastal erosion, the normal but repetitive wave action against the shoreline is just as destructive over the long term. Coastal erosion is the wearing away of land and the

quality improvement. Wetlands and marshes not only provide the environmental aspects just mentioned, they also serve as an educational and recreational opportunity for the community. For healthy survival, salt marsh plant species require proper tidal fluctuation. Over past of years, many salt marsh habitats have been lost to filling, diking, or draining. New England has lost an

Floating treatment wetlands are a manmade ecosystem that mimic natural wetlands (David J. Sample, 2013) and are used to increase the water quality of lakes (SWCD, 2017). These floating wetlands can serve many task such as creating habitat for a variety of organisms, such as birds, can add to the aesthetic of the lake, recharge aquifers and can reduce large hydrologic loads from storm events (Lubnow, 2014). The main focus of the floating wetland and this project will be to act as a filter to remove

Prior to western contact, Pouhala Marsh was a part of the Waikele watershed, located on the western side of Oahu, which was a flourishing agriculture site that comprise of taro patches and fishponds abundant with ‘ama’ama, o’ama, and crabs. Strong western influence dispersed the property amongst many owners, who converted the agriculture area into rice paddies. Following the decline in the rice industry, Pouhala Marsh has since been neglected through illegal dumping, pollution, urbanization, silt