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Wetlands of the Lower Missouri River Floodplain
- Timeframe: Phase I = 2005 - 2007; Phase II = 2007 - present
- Location: Lower Missouri River Floodplain from Sioux City, IA to St. Louis, MO
- Point-of-Contact: Debbie Baker
About the wetland project
The primary objectives of the study are to: 1) to gather baseline data
about the location, status, and physical and biological attributes of reference
wetlands in the 790-mile-long floodplain of the lower Missouri River, 2)
to identify the dominant plant communities in lacustrine and non-woody palustrine
wetlands in the study area and estimate benchmark ecological conditions
at each site using Floristic Quality Assessment protocols, 3) to gather
nutrient, chlorophyll a, turbidity, and macroinvertebrate data from reference
wetlands and make these data available to scientists in the Central Plains
for use in developing nutrient benchmark values for lakes, reservoirs, streams,
rivers and wetlands, 4) to relate nutrient concentrations, macroinvertebrate
data, wetland buffer land use, and other environmental factors to general
wetland health as indicated by Floristic Quality Assessment scores.
Data
Please contact Debbie Baker if you would like the data for Phase I (also available in the below report).
Analysis, Results, or Reports
Maps, Images, or Photos
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Caleb Morse collecting and identifying aquatic plants. |
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James Kriz collecting macroinvertebrates |
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Nelumbo lutea bed in wetland |
