1994 - Boumans, Day - Effects of two louisiana marsh management plans on water and materials flux and short-term sedimentation外文学习材料.pdfVIP

WETLANDS, Vol. 14, No. 4, December 1994, lap. 247-261 © 1994, The Society of Wetland Scientists EFFECTS OF TWO LOUISIANA MARSH MANAGEMENT PLANS ON WATER AND MATERIALS FLUX AND SHORT-TERM SEDIMENTATION Roelof M. Boumans Jackson Estuarine Laboratory University of New Hampshire Durham, New Hampshire 03824-3427 John W. Day, Jr. Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences and Coastal Ecology Institute Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 Abstract: The impact of two coastal Louisiana marsh management plans on water and materials flux, short- term sedimentation, and several soil parameters was evaluated between May 1989 and January 1990. The study was carried out in the Fina-Laterre Marsh Management Area and the Rockefeller State Wildlife Refuge in managed and unmanaged areas. Water and material flux was measured each two hours during twelve 48 h flux studies, and net fluxes per m 2 of drainage area were calculated for water, total suspended sediments, salinity, N03+NO2, PO4, and N H 4. Short-term sedimentation was measured as the weight of material deposited over 2--4week intervals on petri dishes placed on the marsh surface. The managed sites experienced considerable reductions in total water exchange, leading to red