A comprehensive guide to managing wetlands on the golf course!
Managing Wetlands on Golf Courses is a powerful single-source tool for successfully managing seven types of wetlands commonly found on golf courses. It covers the full range of options and practices available for both conservation and restoration.
This book is a valuable resource for golf course superintendents, irrigation specialists, turfgrass specialists, and golf course owners, complete with:
- Numerous real-world case studies providing insight into how golf courses are successfully managing wetlands
- More than fifty informative images
- Three informative appendices offering regulatory and contact information for wetland management, creation, and restoration
Managing Wetlands on Golf Courses provides the latest, most effective techniques for managing wetlands to maintain or enhance water quality, wildlife habitat, and the natural hydrology of the golf course landscape.
Contents
- Introduction to Wetlands
- What are Wetlands?
- Why are Wetlands Important?
- Types of Wetlands
- Conservation of Wetlands
- Identifying and Protecting Natural Wetlands
- Incorporating Wetlands into Managed Areas
- Importance of Vegetation Zones
- Transition to the Terrestrial Environment
- Restoring and Creating Wetlands
- What is Wetland Restoration?
- Site Preparation
- Choosing and Obtaining Appropriate Wetland Plants
- Design Considerations
- Ecological Succession
- Controlling Exotic Species
- Wildlife Considerations
- Structure, Biology, Restoration, and Management of Wetlands by Type
- Estuaries
- Rivers, Streams and Creeks
- Lakes and Ponds
- Marshes and Wet Meadows
- Forested Wetlands
- Shrub Wetlands
- Bogs
- Golf Courses and Wetlands
- Past and Present Roles of Wetlands on Golf Courses
Appendices:
Common and Scientific Names of Organisms
Wetland Resources
Wetland Regulatory Issues
Glossary
Index
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