Authors:
Mitsch, W.J., L. Zhang, D.F. Fink, M.E. Hernandez, A.E. Altor, C.L. Tuttle and A.M. Nahlik
Publication Date:
2008
Abstract/Summary:
We have proposed restoring and creating over 2 million hectares of wetlands in the 3 million km2 Mississippi-Ohio-Missouri River Basin in the USA to serve as sinks for farmland nutrients that are otherwise causing a 15 000 – 20 000 km2 hypoxic (extremely low oxygen) condition in the downstream Gulf of Mexico. We have conducted two main multi-year experiments on full- scale wetlands at the Olentangy River Wetland Research Park in Ohio, USA, to investigate proper ecological design for these wetlands. One of those experiments – a river pulsing study – is presented here.
Resource Type:
Peer-reviewed Article
Source:
Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology
Link:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1642359308700703