The latest cutting-edge research on flood pulsing and wetland
restoration in North America
Presenting the latest research from leaders in the field of
restoration ecology, Flood Pulsing in Wetlands reflects the current
movement to incorporate flood pulsing into wetland restoration
efforts. Emphasizing how integral flood pulsing is to successful
wetland restoration, the book’s contributors provide descriptions
of restoration projects across North America in which flood pulsing
has been primarily used to restore beneficial hydrodynamic
conditions to floodplain areas, and improve or save vegetation,
wildlife, and terrain.
Detailing the importance and applicability of recreating
flood-pulsed conditions on floodplains for successful restoration,
the first chapter introduces the concept of flood pulse and its
unique role in wetland restoration. The following chapters detail
the strategies and results of individual projects and the impact
flood pulsing had on the projects’ overall goals. Case studies
detail the history of each region, such as the Southwest, including
the Sonoran Desert communities and the Middle Rio Grande; the
Missouri River in Montana; the Illinois River Valley; and the
Southeast, including Brushy Lake, Arkansas. Also documented is the
most famous case of flood pulsing used in the restoration of an
entire landscape, the Kissimmee River project. Approaches used to
restore specific plant and animal populations, the unique
ecological concerns of each region, and the future outlook for each
area are fully described.
Extensive bibliographies for each chapter make Flood Pulsing in
Wetlands: Restoring the Natural Hydrological Balance the essential
reference for restoration ecologists, consultants in wetland
restoration, government and restoration agency employees, land
managers, ecologists, foresters, and geologists.
Table of Content
Contributors.
Preface.
Chapter 1: The Flood Pulse Concept in Wetland Restoration (Beth A.
Middleton).
Chapter 2: Flood Pulses and Restoration of Riparian Vegetation in
the American Southwest (Julie C. Stromberg and M. K. Chew).
Flood Patterns and Riparian Vegetation in the Desert
Southwest.
Flood Pulses and Riparian Restoration.
Conclusion.
Chapter 3: The Role of the Flood Pulse in Ecosystem-Level Processes
in Southwestern Riparian Forests: A Case Study From the Middle Rio
Grande (Lisa M. Ellis, Clifford S. Crawford, and Manuel C. Molles
Jr.).
An Altered River: The Case of the Middle Rio Grande.
Consequences of the Altered River: Some Obvious Problems.
Research at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge: Floods,
Fire, and the Litter Connection.
Fire: Its Relationship to Flooding and Litter Buildup.
The Future: Restoration of the Flood Pulse.
Chapter 4: The Role of the Flood Pulse in Maintaining Boltonia
decurrens, a Fugitive Plant Species of the Illinois River
Floodplain: A Case History of a Threatened Species (M. Smith and P.
Mettler).
The Flood Pulse and Boltonia Decurrens.
Adaptations to Cyclical Flooding.
Alteration of the Flood Pulse.
Restoration of the Flood Pulse to the Illinois River Valley.
Protection for B. decurrens Under the Endangered Species Act.
Policies and Prospects for the Future.
Chapter 5: Conservation and Restoration of Semiarid Riparian
Forests: A Case Study from the Upper Missouri River, Montana
(Michael L. Scott and Gregor T. Auble).
Introduction.
Riparian Forests in Dry Regions.
The Upper Missouri River, Montana: A Case Study.
Conclusions.
Chapter 6: Implications of Reestablishing Prolonged Flood Pulse
Characteristics of the Kissimmee River and Floodplain Ecosystem
(Louis A. Toth, Joseph W. Koebel Jr., Andrew G. Warne, and Joanne
Chamberlain).
Hydrogeomorphology of the Kissimmee River Basin.
Flood Pulse Ecology.
Restoration of the Flood Pulse.
Restoration Expectations.
Conclusions.
Chapter 7: Flood Pulsing in the Regeneration and Maintenance of
Species in Riverine Forested Wetlands of the Southeastern United
States (Beth A. Middleton).
Hydrologic Reengineering of Forested Wetlands.
Regeneration Problems for Plant Species on Floodplains with Altered
Hydrology.
Restoration Approaches.
Index.
About the author
BETH MIDDLETON, Ph D, National Wetlands Research Center, USGS, Lafayette, Louisiana, is Associate Professor of Wetland Ecology in the Department of Plant Biology at Southern Illinois University. She is the author of Wetland Restoration, Flood Pulsing, and Disturbance Dynamics, also published by Wiley.
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