An analysis of palustrine forested wetland compensation effectiveness in Virginia

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dc.contributor.authorAtkinson, Robert B.en
dc.contributor.committeechairCairns, John Jr.en
dc.contributor.committeememberPaterson, Robert A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberSmith, Eric P.en
dc.contributor.committeememberWallace, Bruceen
dc.contributor.committeememberNilsen, Erik T.en
dc.contributor.departmentBiologyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:21:31Zen
dc.date.adate2005-10-19en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:21:31Zen
dc.date.issued1991-09-03en
dc.date.rdate2005-10-19en
dc.date.sdate2005-10-19en
dc.description.abstractPlans to construct a wetland to replace wetland losses has become a common feature of permit requests. The purpose of this project is to suggest a methodology for quantifying the effectiveness of palustrine forested wetland construction in Virginia. Wetlands constructed by ~ne Virginia Department of Transportation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers were surveyed and Wagner Road constructed wetland in Petersburg, Virginia was selected as the primary study site. Chapter One of the present study suggests a method for early assessment of revegetation success utilizing weighted averages of colonizing vegetation. An adjacent reference site was chosen that was in close proximity to the constructed site and was used for comparison. Results from the Wagner Road site and the reference wetland indicated that colonizing vegetation weighted averages provide a more sensitive measure of revegetation success than the methods described in the federal wetland delineation manual.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentix, 126 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-10192005-113314en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10192005-113314/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/39970en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1991.A844.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 25145927en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1991.A844en
dc.subject.lcshWetland conservation -- Virginiaen
dc.subject.lcshWetlands -- Virginiaen
dc.titleAn analysis of palustrine forested wetland compensation effectiveness in Virginiaen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineBiologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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