Weaver Bottoms Wildlife Habitat Restoration: A Case Study
Abstract
This technical note evaluates the success of a wetland rehabilitation project in the first four years following construction. Backwater areas of the Upper Mississippi River provide important feeding and resting areas for migratory waterfowl, and habitat quality deterioration of these highly productive marshes has been a cause of great concern. The Weaver Bottoms Rehabilitation Project is a large scale wetland restoration project that is directed at regaining lost habitat by creating hydrological and energy conditions conducive to marsh growth and production. Davis et al. (1993) presents the Phase I pre-project (1985-1987) and post-construction (1988-1991) monitoring results and assesses project impacts on the Weaver Bottoms aquatic system during the first three years following construction. This technical note summarizes that report.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1994
- Accession Number
- ADA434451
Entities
People
- Carol Damberg
- Mary M. Davis