Publication Summary

Title

DRAFT Freshwater Wetlands in Washington State - Vol. 1: A Synthesis of the Science

Month-Year PublishedAugust 2003
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Short Description

This draft guidance is the first of two-volumes on protecting wetlands using the best available science. It was sent out for review in September of 2003. The Core Team involved in the project reviewed all comments and revised the text as appropriate. See "Related Publications" for responses to comments on the draft and the final (current) version.

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Publication Number03-06-016
Author(s)Dyanne Sheldon, Tom Hruby Ph.D., Patricia Johnson, Kim Harper, Andy McMillan, Stephen Stanley, and Erik Stockdale
ContactTom Hruby, (360) 407-7274
Print Availability Not available as a printed document
Number of pages 446
Keywords BAS, best available science, freshwater wetlands, wetlands
Related Web ContentBest Available Science for Wetlands web page
Related Publications TitleRelationship    
Wetlands in Washington State - Volume 1: A Synthesis of the Sciencecurrent version
Responses to Comments on the Draft Freshwater Wetlands in Washington State - Volume 1: A Synthesis of the Sciencesupporting publication
Wetlands in Washington State - Volume 2: Guidance for Protecting and Managing Wetlandspart of a series
Abstract Long Description

This is the first part of a two-part document. This volume contains a summary and synthesis of the recent literature relevant to the science and management of freshwater wetlands. Volume 1 describes what the scientific literature says about:

  • How environmental factors control the functions of wetlands across the landscape and at individual sites, how freshwater wetlands are classified according to these controls, and what functions are performed by different classes of wetlands in the state

  • How human activities and land uses affect the environmental factors that control wetland functions

  • How disturbances caused by human activities and land uses impact the performance of functions by freshwater wetlands

  • How wetlands are protected and managed using common tools such as buffers and compensatory mitigation

  • How cumulative effects result from the current use of these tools.

  • This page last updated October 1, 2009