Adaptive Management, Advanced Technologies, and Montane Wetlands

Adaptive Management, Advanced Technologies, and Montane Wetlands
Actual research proposals are found below.

In the Northern Rocky Mountains, numerous wetland vegetation and wildlife management challenges are apparent. The response of wetland vegetation to the short growing season coupled with a complex surface and subsurface hydrology is poorly understood. Challenges in northern montane wetlands are often related to the establishment and maintenance of desired plant distribution and structure. Maintaining wetland processes in these man-modified systems requires additional understanding of dynamics within and among years in relation to historic wetland management strategies. This involves not only ecological questions, but geological and spatial data ones, as well. This research project is a collaborative attempt among the USDI-Geological Survey, USDI-Fish and Wildlife Service, Colorado State University, Iowa State University, Montana State University, and the University of Missouri. We welcome your technical input: as well as your adminininstrative and funding ideas.

-Richard S. Sojda, Wildlife Biologist, USDI-Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center [sojda@montana.edu]
-Kenneth L. Pierce, Geologist, USDI-Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, [kpierce@usgs.gov]
-Douglas Ouren, Physical Scientist, USDI-Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center [ouren@montana.edu]
-Richard L. Jachowski, Center Director, USDI-Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center [richard_jachowski@usgs.gov]

-Submodel Team Leaders, their affiliations, and responsibilities

Aerial photographs of wetlands on national wildlife refuges in the Intermountain West:

Project description.

Go directly to the slides.

View an online slide show about the montane wetlands proposal.

View slides of the main marsh at Grays Lake NWR taken during a field trip to plan research for remote sensing of bathymetry - 18 July 2000.

View slides of the main marsh at Grays Lake NWR taken during field work for LIDAR data collection - 2 October 2000.

View slides of Lower Lake at Red Rock Lakes NWR taken during Spring swan surveys - 17 May 2002.

View the current pre-proposal (8 July 1999) --"Adaptive Management, Advanced Technologies, and Montane Wetlands".

Download a copy of the current version (8 July 1999) of the pre-proposal in PostScript format (12MB).

View the FY2000 Geohydrologic Proposal (30 November 1999) --a portion of "Adaptive Management, Advanced Technologies, and Montane Wetlands".

View pictures from the Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge Research Review and Marsh Management Working Group Meeting, 23-24 March 2000, Bozeman, MT

USDI - Geological Survey
Biological Resources Division
Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
Maintainer: Rick Sojda (sojda@swan.msu.montana.edu)