Invertebrate Communities of Twenty Ditched Carolina Bay Wetlands Scheduled for Restoration
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Dietz, Susan E.
Batzer, Darold P.
Taylor, Barbara E.
DeBiase, Adrienne E.
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Hatcher, Kathryn J.
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Abstract
In February 1998, we began collecting
invertebrates in 20 ditched Carolina bays and bay-like
wetlands near Aiken, South Carolina. In the winter of
2001, these 20 wetlands will have their ditches plugged
in an attempt to restore them to a more natural state.
We have collected 24 different insect families and 14
different crustacean families in these impacted wetlands
prior to the restoration. The three years of invertebrate
community data that have been collected will be used
as a reference to evaluate faunal changes following the
restoration.
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Sponsored and Organized by: U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Conservation Service, The University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of Technology
Date
2001-03
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