South Carolina Coastal Wetland Impoundments: Ecological Characterizatio​N, Management, Status, And Use. Volume I: Executive Summary

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• Personal Author:
  Devoe, M. Richard ; Baughman, Douglas S.
• Corporate Authors:
  South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium.
• NOAA Program & Office:
  OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; Sea Grant
• Sea Grant Program:
  SCSGC (South Carolina Sea Grant)
• Description:
  Coastal wetland impoundments, remnants of a once-​flourishing rice culture industry, are the focus of a wetlands management controversy in the state of South Carolina. Recent interest in reimpounding formerly impounded wetlands for additional waterfowl habitat and aquaculture has raised a number of ecological, policy and management questions. The controversy has focused on the question of how the state should regulate and monitor activities proposed for impounded wetland areas. The Coastal Wetland Impoundment Project (CWIP) was designed to develop an information base which could be used by policy-makers and regulatory agencies to address the complex questions surrounding this resource. This volume provides a concise statement of the research findings, along with a summary of research, management, and policy recommendations​.
• Keywords:
  Wetland Conservation Wetland Ecology Wetlands Wetland Conservation Wetland Ecology
• Series:
  SC-SG-TR   86-1 ; SC-SG-TR   86-2 ; SC-SG-TR   86-3
• Sea Grant Document Number:
  SCSGC-T-86-001 (Vol. I) ; SCSGC-T-86-002 (Vol. II) ; SCSGC-T-86-003 (Vol. III)
• Document Type:
  Technical Report
• Place as Subject:
  South Carolina
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b2c645dadab4b2efc86716c9c35a134681c0ab505d5747e4f50641c7b9ddac35
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/39065/noaa_39065_DS1.pdf
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