From ecosystems to ecosystem services: Stream restoration as ecological engineering

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 62-70

  Palmer, Margaret A ^a,b,c   Filoso, Solange ^c   Fanelli, Rosemary M ^c,d  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological engineering; Ecosystem services; Nitrogen; Restoration; Stormwater; Streams; Suspended sediment

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HYDROGEOLOGY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION; STORM SEWERS; STORMS; STREAM FLOW; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; ECOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; ECONOMIC COSTS AND BENEFITS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; STORM-WATER MANAGEMENTS; STORMWATERS; STREAMS; URBAN STREAM RESTORATION;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BANK EROSION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; EROSION CONTROL; FLOW REGULATION; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; NITROGEN; PEAK FLOW; STORMWATER; STREAMFLOW; STREAMWATER; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; URBAN AREA; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RETENTION;

EID: 84900550972     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2013.07.059     Document Type: Article

References (59)

1. Allen T.F.H., Giampietro M., Little A.M. Distinguishing ecological engineering from environmental engineering. Ecol. Eng. 2003, 20:389-407.
2. Beechie T.J., Sear D.A., Olden J.D., Pess G.R., Buffington J.M., Moir H., Roni P., Pollock M.M. Process-based principles for restoring river ecosystems. Bioscience 2010, 60:209-222.
3. Bergen S.D., Bolton S.M., Fridley J.L. Design principles for ecological engineering. Ecol. Eng. 2001, 18:201-210.
4. Bernhardt E.S., Palmer M.A., Allan J.D., Alexander G., Barnas K., Brooks S., Carr J., Clayton S., Dahm C., Follstad-Shah J., Galat D., Gloss S., Goodwin P., Hart D., Hassett B., Jenkinson R., Katz S., Kondolf G.M., Lake P.S., Lave R., Meyer J.L., O'Donnell T.K., Pagano L., Powell B., Sudduth E. Ecology - synthesizing US river restoration efforts. Science 2005, 308:636-637.
5. Birch J.C., Newton A.C., Aquino C.A., Cantarello E., Esheverria C., Kitzberger T., Schiappacasse I., Garavito N.T. Cost-effectiveness of dryland forest restoration evaluated by spatial analysis of ecosystem services. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2010, 107:21925-21930.
6. Booth D.B., Jackson C.R. Urbanization of aquatic systems: degradation thresholds, stormwater detection, and the limits of mitigation. J. Am. Water Resour. Assoc. 1997, 33:1077-1090.
7. Bukaveckas P.A. Effects of channel restoration on water velocity, transient storage, and nutrient uptake in a channelized stream. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2007, 41:1570-1576.
8. Cerco C.F., Noel M.R. Can oyster restoration reverse cultural eutrophication in Chesapeake Bay?. Estuaries Coasts 2007, 30:331-343.
9. Corcoran E., Nellemann C., Baker E., Bos R., Osborn D., Savelli H. Sick Water? The Central Role of Wastewater Management in Sustainable Development. A Rapid Response Assessment 2010, UN-Habitat/UNEP/GRID-Arendal.
10. Cowx I.G., Aya M.P. Paradigm shifts in fish conservation: moving to the ecosystem services concept. J. Fish Biol. 2011, 79:1663-1680.
11. Daily G.C., Polasky S., Goldstein J., Kareiva P.M., Mooney H.A., Pejchar L., Ricketts T.H., Salzman J., Shallenberger R. Ecosystem services in decision making: time to deliver. Front. Ecol. Environ. 2009, 7:21-28.
12. Dallas H.F. Ecological status assessment in mediterranean rivers: complexities and challenges in developing tools for assessing ecological status and defining reference conditions. Hydrobiologia 2012, 10.1007/s10750-012-1305-8.
13. Davies P.M. Climate change implications for river restoration in global biodiversity hotspots. Restor. Ecol. 2010, 18:261-268.
14. Doyle M.W., Yates A.J. Stream ecosystem service markets under no-net-loss regulation. Ecol. Econ. 2010, 69:820-827.
15. Dufour S., Piegay H. From the myth of a lost paradise to targeted river restoration: forget natural references and focus on human benefits. River Res. Appl. 2009, 25:568-581.
16. Ecotrust, 2013. A landowner guide to carbon offsets. (accessed 6.04.13). http://www.ecotrust.org/forests/fco_intro.html.
17. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 2013. National rivers and streams assessment 2008-2009. EPA/841/D-13/001 (accessed 6.04.13). http://water.epa.gov/type/rsl/monitoring/riverssurvey/upload/NRSA0809_Report_Final_508Compliant_130228.pdf.
18. Feld C.K., Birk S., Bradley D.G., Hering D., Kail J., Marzin A., Melcher A., Nemitz D., Pedersen M.L., Fletterbauer F., Pont D., Verdonschot P.F.M., Friberg N. From natural to degraded rivers and back again: a test of restoration ecology theory and practice. Advances in Ecological Research 2011, 4. Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
19. Filoso S., Palmer M.A. Assessing stream restoration effectiveness at reducing nitrogen export to downstream waters. Ecol. Appl. 2011, 21:1989-2006.
20. Flores H., Markusic J., Victoria C., Bowen R., Ellis G. Implementing regenerative storm conveyance restoration techniques in Anne Arundel County: an innovative approach to stormwater management. Water Resour. Impact Mag. 2009, 11:5-8.
21. Gilvear D.J., Spray C.J., Cases-Mulet.R. River rehabilitation for the delivery of multiple ecosystem services at the river network scale. J. Environ. Manage. 2013, 126:30-43.
22. Hall J.M., Holt T.V., Daniels A.E., Balthazar V., Lambin E.F. Trade-offs between tree cover, carbon storage and floristic biodiversity in reforesting landscapes. Landsc. Ecol. 2012, 27:1135-1147.
23. Hardison E.C., O'Driscoll M.A., DeLoatch J.P., Howard R.J., Brinson M.M. Urban land use, channel incision, and water table decline along coastal plain streams, North Carolina (1). J. Am. Water Resour. Assoc. 2009, 45:1032-1046.
24. Hobbs R., Higgs E., Harris J. Novel ecosystems: implications for conservation and restoration. Trends Ecol. Evol. 2009, 24:599-605.
25. Hobbs R.J., Hallett L.M., Ehrlich P.R., Mooney H.A. Intervention ecology: applying ecological science in the twenty-first century. Bioscience 2011, 61:442-450.
26. Hughes F.M.R., Stroh P.A., Adams W.M., Kirby K.J., Mountford J.O., Warrington S. Monitoring and evaluating large-scale, 'open-ended' habitat creation projects: a journey rather than a destination. J. Nature Conserv. 2011, 19:245-253.
27. Jackson R.B., Jobba'gy E.G., Avissar R., Baidya S., Damian R., Barrett J., Cook C.W., Farley K.A., le Maitre D.C., McCarl B.A., Murray B.C. Trading water for carbon with biological carbon sequestration. Science 2005, 310:1944-1947.
28. Jenkins W.A., Murray B.C., Kramer R.A., Faulkner S.P. Valuing ecosystem services from wetland restoration in the Mississippi alluvial valley. Ecol. Econ. 2010, 69:1051-1061.
29. Kaushal S.S., Groffman P.M., Mayer P.M., Striz E., Gold A.J. Effects of stream restoration on denitrification in an urbanizing watershed. Ecol. Appl. 2008, 18:789-804.
30. Kenney M.A., Wilcock P.R., Hobbs B.F., Flores N.E., Martinez D.C. Is stream restoration worth it?. J. Am. Water Resour. Assoc. 2012, 48:603-615.
31. Klocker C.A., Kaushal S.S., Groffman P.M., Mayer P.M., Morgan R.P. Nitrogen uptake and denitrification in restored and unrestored streams in urban Maryland, USA. Aquat. Sci. 2009, 71:411-424.
32. Laderman A.D. The Ecology of the Atlantic White Cedar Wetlands: A Community Profile 1989, 114 pp. U.S. Fish Wildl. Serv., Biol. Rep. 85 (7.21).
33. Lave R., Doyle M., Robertson M. Privatizing stream restoration in the U.S. Soc. Stud. Sci. 2010, 40:677-703.
34. Luderitz V., Speierl T., Langheinrich U., Volkl W., Gersberg R.M. Restoration of the Upper Main and Rodach rivers - the success and its measurement. Ecol. Eng. 2011, 37:2044-2055.
35. Matlock M.D., Morgan R.A. Ecological Engineering: Restoring and Conserving 2011, John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken, N.J.
36. Mayer L.M., Keil R.G., Macko S.A., Joye S.B., Ruttenberg K.C., Aller R.C. Importance of suspended particulates in riverine delivery of bioavailable nitrogen to coastal zones. Global Biogeochem. Cycles 1998, 12:573-579.
37. MEA Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: The Assessment Series 2005, Washington, DC.
38. Mehan G.T. Establishing markets for ecological services: beyond water quality to a complete portfolio. NYU Environ. Law J. 2009, 18:638-645.
39. Mitch W.J., Jorgensen S.E. Introduction to ecological engineering. Ecological Engineering: An Introduction to Ecotechnology 1989, John Wiley & Sons, New York. W.J. Mitsch, S.E. Jorgensen (Eds.).
40. Morgan P., Aplet G.H., Haufler J.B., Humphries H.C., Moore M.M., Wilson W.D. Historical range of variability: a useful tool for evaluating ecological change. J. Sust. Forest. 1994, 2:87-111.
41. Morris R.K.A., Alonso I., Jefferson R.G., Kirby K.J. The creation of compensatory habitat-can it secure sustainable development?. J. Nature Conserv. 2006, 14:106-116.
42. Muridan R., Rival L. Between markets and hierarchies: the challenge of governing ecosystem services. Ecosyst. Services 2012, 1:93-100.
43. Nakamura K., Tockner K., Amano K. River and wetland restoration: lessons from Japan. Bioscience 2006, 56:419-426.
44. Palmer M.A. Reforming watershed restoration: science in need of application and applications in need of science. Estuaries Coasts 2009, 32:1-17.
45. Palmer M.A., Filoso S. Environmental markets: the power of regulation response. Science 2009, 326:1061-1062.
46. Palmer M.A., Richardson C.D. Provisioning services: a focus on fresh water. The Princeton Guide to Ecology 2009, Princeton University Press, Princeton, 625-633 pp. S.A. Levin (Ed.).
47. Palmer M.A., Bernhardt E.S., Allan J.D., Lake P.S., Alexander G., Brooks S., Carr J., Clayton S., Dahm C.N., Shah J.F., Galat D.L., Loss S.G., Goodwin P., Hart D.D., Hassett B., Jenkinson R., Kondolf G.M., Lave R., Meyer J.L., O'Donnell T.K., Pagano L., Sudduth E. Standards for ecologically successful river restoration. J. Appl. Ecol. 2005, 42:208-217.
48. Paul M.J., Meyer J.L. Streams in the urban landscape. Annu. Rev. Ecol. Syst. 2001, 32:333-365.
49. Roley S.S., Tank J.L., Stephen M.L., Johnson L., Beaulieu J.J., Witter J.D. Floodplain restoration enhances denitrification and reach-scale nitrogen removal in an agricultural stream. Ecol. Appl. 2012, 22:281-297.
50. Rosenberg D.M., Resh V.H. Freshwater Biomonitoring and Benthic Macroinvertebrates 1993, Chapman and Hall, New York.
51. Sanon S., Hein T., Douven W., Winkler P. Quantifying ecosystem service trade-offs: the case of an urban floodplain in Vienna, Austria. J. Environ. Manage. 2012, 11:159-172.
52. Seto K.C., Fragkias M., Guneralp B., Reilly M.K. A meta-analysis of global urban land expansion. Plos One 2011, 6:9.
53. Stanley E.H., Luebke M.A., Doyle M.W., Marshall D.W. Short-term changes in channel form and macroinvertebrate communities following low-head dam removal. J. N. Am. Benthol. Soc. 2002, 21:172-187.
54. Swetnam T.W., Allen C.D., Betancourt J.L. Applied historical ecology: using the past to manage for the future. Ecol. Appl. 1999, 9:1189-1206.
55. Tockner K., Pusch M., Gessner J., Wolter C. Domesticated ecosystems and novel communities: challenges for the management of large rivers. Ecohydrol. Hydrobiol. 2011, 11:167-174.
56. Trabucchi M., Ntshotsho P., O'Farrell P., Comin F.A. Ecosystem service trends in basin-scale restoration initiatives: a review. J. Environ. Manage. 2012, 111:18-23.
57. Walsh C.J., Roy A.H., Feminella J.W., Cottingham P.D., Groffman P.M., Morgan R.P. The urban stream syndrome: current knowledge and the search for a cure. J. N. Am. Benthol. Soc. 2005, 24:706-723.
58. White P.S., Walker J.L. Approximating nature's variation: selecting and using reference information in restoration ecology. Restor. Ecol. 1997, 5:338-349.
59. Williams J., Jackson S. Novel climates, no-analog communities, and ecological surprises. Front. Ecol. Environ. 2007, 5:475-482.