Watershed-scale prioritization of habitat restoration sites for non-point source pollution management

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue , 2012, Pages 174-182

  Peacock, Brian C ^a   Hikuroa, Dan ^b   Morgan, Te Kipa Kepa Brian ^b  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Buffer; GIS; Habitat preservation; Habitat restoration; Mauri Model; Riparian

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; DECISION MAKING TOOL; DECISION-MAKING FRAMEWORKS; ECONOMIC FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; FLEXIBLE RESTORATIONS; GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION; HABITAT PRESERVATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; LOW-COST SOLUTION; MANAGEMENT GOALS; MANAGEMENT ISSUES; NEW ZEALAND; NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; NUTRIENT POLLUTION; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; POLLUTANT FLUXES; PRIORITIZATION; QUANTITATIVE METRICS; RESTORATION PROJECT; RESTORATION SITES; RIPARIAN; SOCIAL COST; WATERSHED SCALE;

DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEMS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LANDFORMS; NUTRIENTS; POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

RESTORATION;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BUFFER ZONE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; GIS; HABITAT RESTORATION; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; PRIORITIZATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIPARIAN ZONE; RUNOFF; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

BAY OF PLENTY; LAKE TARAWERA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

EID: 84857961008     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.01.005     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. Anderson M.G., Ferree C.E., Olivero A.P., Zhao F. Assessing floodplain forests: using flow modeling and remote sensing to determine the best places for conservation. Nat. Areas J. 2010, 20(1):39-52.
2. Beven K.J., Kirkby M.J. A physically based, variable contributing area model of basin hydrology. Hydrol. Sci. Bull. 1979, 24(1-3):43-69.
3. Bruere A. Pulp and Paper Mills in the Bay of Plenty 2003, Environment Bay of Plenty Environmental Publication.
4. Cooper A.B. Nitrate depletion in the riparian zone and stream channel of a small headwater catchment. Hydrobiologia 1990, 202:13-26.
5. Collier K.J., Cooper A.B., Davies-Colley R.J., Rutherford J.C., Smith C.M., Williamson R.B. Managing Riparian Zones: A Contribution to Protecting New Zealand's Rivers and Streams, Volume 2: Guidelines 1995, Department of Conservation, Wellington.
6. Crumpton W.G. Using wetlands for water quality improvement; the importance of a watershed scale approach. Water Sci. Technol. 2001, 44(11-12):559-564.
7. Frimpong E.A., Lee J.G., Ross-Davis A.L. Floodplain influence on cost of riparian buffers and implications for conservation programs. J. Soil Water Conserv. 2007, 62(1):33.
8. Heathwaite L., Quinn P.F., Hewett C. Modelling and managing critical source areas of diffuse pollution from agricultural land using flow connectivity simulation. J. Hydrol. 2005, 304(1-4):446-461.
9. Hickin E.J. Vegetation and river channel dynamics. Can. Geogr. 1984, 28:111-127.
10. Hyman J.B., Leibowitz S.G. A general framework for prioritizing land units for ecological protection and restoration. Environ. Manage. 2000, 25(1):23-35.
11. Jenson S.K., Domingue J.O. Extracting topographic structure from digital elevation data for geographic information system analysis. Photogramm. Eng. Rem. Sens. 1988, 54(11):1593-1600.
12. Kadlec R.H., Wallace S.D. Treatment Wetlands 2009, CRC Press, Boca Raton. 2nd ed.
13. Kauffman J.B., Beschta R.L., Otting N., Lytjen D. An ecological perspective of riparian and stream restoration in the Western United States. Fisheries 1997, 22(5):12-24.
14. Lee K., Isenhart T.M., Schultz R.C., Mickelson S.K. Multispecies riparian buffers trap sediment and nutrients during rainfall simulations. J. Environ. Qual. 2000, 29:1200-1205.
15. Lowrance R., Todd R., Fail J., Hendrickson O., Leonard R., Asmussen L. Riparian forests as nutrient filters in agricultural watersheds. BioScience 1984, 34(6):374-377.
16. Maisonneuve C., Rioux S. Importance of riparian habitats for small mammal and heptofaunal communities in agricultural landscapes of southern Quebec. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 2001, 83:165-175.
17. Marsden M. Kaitiakitanga: A Definitive Introduction to the Holistic World View of the Māori 1992, Retrieved 28 March 2010 from. http://www.marinenz.org.nz/documents/Marsden_1992_Kaitiakitanga.pdf.
18. Merot P., Squividant H., Aurousseau P., Hefting M., Burt T., Maitre V., Kruk M., Butturini A., Thenail C., Viaud V. Testing a climato-topographic index for predicting wetlands distribution along an European climate gradient. Ecol. Model. 2003, 163(1-2):51-71.
19. Mitsch W.J., Day J.W. Restoration of wetlands in the Mississippi-Ohio-Missouri (MOM) River Basin: experience and needed research. Ecol. Eng. 2006, 26(1):55-69.
20. Moore I.D., Grayson R.B., Ladson A.R. Digital terrain modelling: a review of hydrological, geomorphological and biological applications. Hydrol. Process. 1991, 5:3-30.
21. Morgan T.K.K.B. Decision-support tools and the indigenous paradigm. Eng. Sustain. 2006, 159(ES4):169-177.
22. Muscott A.D., Harris G.L., Bailey S.W., Davies D.B. Buffer zones to improve water quality: a review of their potential use in United Kingdom agriculture. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 1993, 45:59-77.
23. Naiman R.J., Decamps H., Pollock M. The role of riparian corridors in maintaining regional biodiversity. Ecol. Appl. 1993, 3:209-212.
24. O'Neill M.P., Schmidt J.C., Dobrowolski J.P., Hawkins C.P., Neale C.M.U. Identifying sites for riparian wetland restoration: application of a model to the Upper Arkansas River Basin. Restor. Ecol. 1997, 5(4):85-102.
25. Probst J.L. Nitrogen and phosphorus exportation in Garonne Basin (France). J. Hydrol. 1985, 76:281-305.
26. Qiu Z. Assessing critical source areas in watersheds for conservation buffer planning and riparian restoration. Environ. Manage. 2009, 44:968-980.
27. Rawlinsons Rawlinsons New Zealand Construction Handbook 2009, Rawlinsons Media Limited, Auckland. 24th ed.
28. Reckhow, K.H., Beaulac, M.N., Simpson, J.T., 1980. Modeling phosphorous loading and lake response under uncertainty: a manual and copilatin of export coefficients. U.S. EPA Report No. EPA-440/5-80-011.
29. Redfield A.C. The biological control of chemical factors in the environment. Am. Sci. 1958, 46(3):205-221.
30. Ribaudo, M.O., Horan, R.D., Smith, M.E., 1999. Economics of water quality protection from nonpoint sources: theory and practices. Agricultural Economics Report No. 782. Resource Economics Division, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, p. 106.
31. Rodhe A., Seibert J. Wetland occurrence in relation to topography: a test of topographic indices as moisture indicators. Agric. Forest Meteorol. 1999, 98:325-340.
32. Russell G.D., Hawkins C.P., O'Neill M.P. The role of GIS in selecting sites for riparian restoration based on watershed hydrology and land use. Restor. Ecol. 1997, 5(4S):56-68.
33. Schlosser I.J. Stream fish ecology: a landscape perspective. BioScience 1991, 41(10):704-712.
34. Sharpley A.N., Smith S.J. Phosphorus transport agricultural runoff: the role of soil erosion. Soil Erosion on Agricultural Land 1990, 351-365. Wiley, London. J. Boardman, I.D.L. Foste, J.A. Dearing (Eds.).
35. Shields F.D., Bowie A.J., Cooper C.M. Control of streambank erosion due to bed degradation with vegetation and structure. Water Resour. Bull. 1995, 31:475-489.
36. Thomas, J.W., Maser, C., Rodiek, J.E., 1979. Riparian zones. In: Thomas, J.W. (Ed.), Wildlife Habitats in Managed Forests. U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Handbook No. 553.
37. Tim U., Jolly S.R., Liao H.H. Impact of landscape feature placement on agricultural non-point source-pollution control. J. Water Resour. Plan. 1995, 121:463-470.
38. Tull, K., 2008. "Mini-superfund" site in Kawerau, New Zealand: a closer look at water quality. Masters Thesis. Duke University.
39. Williamson R.B., Smith C.M., Cooper A.B. Watershed riparian management and its benefits to a eutrophic lake. J. Water Resour. Plan. 1996, 1:24-32.
40. Wossink, A., Osmond, D., 2001. Cost and benefits of best management practices to control nitrogen in the upper and middle coastal plain. North Carolina Cooperative Extension. AG-621.