Abstract:Wetland losses associated with Federal-aid-interstate, primary, and secondary highways were documented in the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota, South Dakota. and Minnesota in the Spring of 1986. Data on indirect wetland loss were coUected using a fixed-wing aircraft and were stratified by state, physiographic region, and type of highway. We recorded 734 wetland basins totaling 574.3 ha being drained via open ditches or subsurface tiles into rights-of-way along 3,503 km of roadway. Total estimated loss in… Show more
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