Moist-soil Plant Seed Production for Waterfowl at Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge, Illinois

Bowyer, Matthew W.; Stafford, Joshua D.; Yetter, Aaron P.; Hine, Christopher S.; Horath, Michelle M.; Havera, Stephen P.

doi:10.1674/0003-0031(2005)154[0331:mpspfw]2.0.co;2

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“…Moreover, waste rice abundance was typically less than that of natural seeds found in moist-soil wetlands. For example, recent studies in the USA reported moist-soil plant seed abundance estimates of 496 kg/ha in the MAV (Kross et al 2008), 603 kg/ha in Mississippi (Reinecke and Hartke 2005), 790 kg/ha in Illinois (Bowyer et al 2005) and 200-586 kg/ha in California (Naylor 2002). Finally, waste rice abundance was generally similar to average abundance of red oak (Quercus spp.)…”

Section: Rice Seedsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Avian Foods, Foraging and Habitat Conservation in World Rice Fields

2010

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Section: Rice Seedsmentioning

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Avian Foods, Foraging and Habitat Conservation in World Rice Fields

2010

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“…Increased mallard (Anas platyrhynchos L.) use was related to increases in moist-soil vegetation in the Illinois River Valley, an important region for migratory waterfowl (Stafford et al, 2007). Bowyer et al (2005) describe the dominant moistsoil plants in Pool 25 UMRS and Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge, Illinois River, following a drawdown. Plants dominant in Pool 25 were of the genus' Polygonum L., Echinochloa P.…”

Section: Moist-soil and Emergent Vegetationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…BSP., Leersia oryzoides (L.) Swartz., Cyperus erythrorhizos Muhl., Cyperus odoratus L. (C. ferruginescens), Sagittaria calycina Engelm., and Echinochloa walteri (Pursh) Heller. (Bowyer et al, 2005). Clark and Clay (1985) documented Sagittaria rigida Pursh.…”

Section: Moist-soil and Emergent Vegetationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Aquatic vegetation has been widely recognized to benefit aquatic systems by providing food and shelter for fish, wildlife, and macroinvertebrates (Bellrose & Brown, 1941;Bellrose et al, 1979;Holland & Huston, 1984;Anderson & Day, 1986;Bowyer et al, 2005;Stafford et al, 2007). Submersed aquatic vegetation provides critical nursery habitat for young of the year northern pike (Holland & Huston, 1984), and was shown to be the principal variable correlated with the density of most fish species on the Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS) (Johnson & Jennings, 1998).…”

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Synthesis of Upper Mississippi River System submersed and emergent aquatic vegetation: past, present, and future

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2010

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Altered hydrology resulting from the presence of locks and dams and erosive agricultural land use practices have created conditions that have impacted the growth, distribution, and survival of aquatic vegetation on the Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS). Three inter-related abiotic factors (light transparency, nutrients, and sedimentation) worsened by impoundment and erosive agricultural practices, have played a major role in widespread submersed macrophyte loss in the UMRS. Aquatic vegetation provides food and shelter for biota as well as impacting water quality. Successful efforts to restore aquatic macrophytes on the UMRS have focused on habitat restoration construction projects and water-level management drawdowns. Currently, the status of aquatic vegetation varies within the UMRS, with most of the aquatic vegetation being found between lower Pool 4 (below Lake Pepin) and Pool 13. Although aquatic macrophytes have varied among locations over the past 17 years, an increase in aquatic plants was apparent in 2007 and 2008. Very little research regarding the role of moist soil and emergent vegetation and their responses to ecological factors has occurred within the UMRS. Future research efforts must continue to focus on understanding the ecological and anthropogenic impacts to all aquatic macrophytes within the landscape of one of the largest river systems in the world.

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“…This management model would provide little or no persistent emergent, hemi-marsh, or submersed aquatic-floating-leafed vegetation habitats that benefit native fishes and other floodplain biota. A second scenario seen at regional sites isolated from the river is the complete or nearly complete annual summer drawdown of water for moist soil plant production to provide habitat for migratory waterfowl (e.g., Bowyer et al, 2005;Stafford et al, 2010). Managing for moist soil areas helps simulate the advantages of a changing hydrograph.…”

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Introduction: The ecology of a river floodplain and the Emiquon preserve

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Scientific study of the Illinois River began before a century of anthropogenic change, thus providing a unique perspective for describing river ecology restoration. In this issue, we explain how systematic monitoring revealed patterns in the restoration of the 2723-ha Emiquon Preserve on the Illinois River. The papers describe (1) how planktonic microorganisms, vegetation, fish, and waterbird communities responded rapidly to flooding of former shallow lakes and wetlands that had been drained and used for dryland agriculture for 83 years; (2) how variation of hydrologic conditions favors biotic community diversity and conditions for carbon sequestration; (3) how fish populations imposed a trophic cascade and affected diversity, yet may not help control some undesirable fish species; and (4) how simulation models are useful in planning, but that restoration practice and management decisions must adapt to present conditions, involve trade-offs, and are influenced by competing stakeholder interests. Unsurprisingly, water level management remains the most important factor in the restoration ecology of floodplains; however, the establishment of a river-floodplain connection should be managed to achieve a balance between establishing hydrology that mimics natural flood pulses while minimizing contemporary threats, including excessive nutrient and sediment loads and invasive species.

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Moist-soil Plant Seed Production for Waterfowl at Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge, Illinois

Cited by 46 publications

References 9 publications

Avian Foods, Foraging and Habitat Conservation in World Rice Fields

Avian Foods, Foraging and Habitat Conservation in World Rice Fields

Synthesis of Upper Mississippi River System submersed and emergent aquatic vegetation: past, present, and future

Introduction: The ecology of a river floodplain and the Emiquon preserve

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