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Wetland restoration refers to measure aiming to restore former wetlands and their specific functions. | Wetland restoration refers to measure aiming to restore former wetlands and their specific functions. | ||
| + | Wetland restoration refers to measure aiming to restore former wetlands and their specific functions. Wetland restoration aims to reestablish ecological processes and functions in damaged or destroyed wetlands, including the creation of new wildlife habitat, increased flood storage, and the improvement of water quality. | ||
| + | Most wetland restoration projects involve simple techniques such as breaking the dikes in order to restore the hydrology of an area. Once the hydrology has been restored, wetland vegetation re-develope and the wildlife can utilize the restored aquatic habitat. | ||
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Revision as of 12:27, 13 July 2010
Contents
- 1 Restore wetlands
- 1.1 General description
- 1.2 Applicability
- 1.3 Expected effect of measure on (including literature citations):
- 1.4 Temporal and spatial response
- 1.5 Pressures that can be addressed by this measure
- 1.6 Cost-efficiency
- 1.7 Case studies where this measure has been applied
- 1.8 Useful references
- 1.9 Other relevant information
Restore wetlands
Restore wetlands08. Floodplains/off-channel/lateral connectivity habitats improvement
General description
Wetland restoration refers to measure aiming to restore former wetlands and their specific functions. Wetland restoration refers to measure aiming to restore former wetlands and their specific functions. Wetland restoration aims to reestablish ecological processes and functions in damaged or destroyed wetlands, including the creation of new wildlife habitat, increased flood storage, and the improvement of water quality. Most wetland restoration projects involve simple techniques such as breaking the dikes in order to restore the hydrology of an area. Once the hydrology has been restored, wetland vegetation re-develope and the wildlife can utilize the restored aquatic habitat.
Applicability
Expected effect of measure on (including literature citations):
- HYMO (general and specified per HYMO element)
- physico � chemical parameters
- Biota (general and specified per Biological quality elements)
Temporal and spatial response
Pressures that can be addressed by this measure
Cost-efficiency
Case studies where this measure has been applied
- Chícamo Life project. Conservation of Aphanius iberus´ genetics stocks ( Murcia ).
- Biodiversity conservation and recovery in the river basin of Asón
- Vreugderijkerwaard - Side channel
- Babina
- Bouxweerd - Artificial pool
- Warta Middle River Valley
- Drava - Kleblach
- Niederwerrieser Weg - Optimisation of the pSCI “Lippe floodplain between Hamm and Hangfort” (LIFE05/NAT/D/000057)
- Oberwerries - Optimisation of the pSCI “Lippe floodplain between Hamm and Hangfort” (LIFE05/NAT/D/000057)
- Ahlen-Dolberg - Optimisation of the pSCI “Lippe floodplain between Hamm and Hangfort” (LIFE05/NAT/D/000057)
- Soest - Optimisation of the pSCI “Lippe floodplain between Hamm and Hangfort” (LIFE05/NAT/D/000057)
- Scheldt - Vallei Grote Nete
- Donau - Aggsbach (LIFE03 NAT/A/000009)
- Lower Traun
