Event Title
An Adaptive Management Plan for Increasing Waterfowl Habitat at Harbor Island in Grand Haven, MI
Presentation Type
Oral and/or Visual Presentation
Presenter Major(s)
Natural Resource Management
Mentor Information
Todd Aschenbach, aschenbt@gvsu.edu
Department
Biology
Location
Kirkhof Center 1142
Start Date
13-4-2011 11:30 AM
End Date
13-4-2011 12:00 PM
Keywords
Environment, Physical Science
Abstract
Wetlands have many key ecological functions that have a profound impact on today's society. Wetland fragmentation and land degradation play a role in wetland destruction in West Michigan. I hypothesize that my restoration ideas can improve wetland health and duck habitat. My adaptive management plan will use GIS mapping software to create a map of invasive species locations, duck box positions and also planting locations of new vegetation. This plan could be implemented in order to improve fragmented and degraded wetlands in West Michigan.
An Adaptive Management Plan for Increasing Waterfowl Habitat at Harbor Island in Grand Haven, MI
Kirkhof Center 1142
Wetlands have many key ecological functions that have a profound impact on today's society. Wetland fragmentation and land degradation play a role in wetland destruction in West Michigan. I hypothesize that my restoration ideas can improve wetland health and duck habitat. My adaptive management plan will use GIS mapping software to create a map of invasive species locations, duck box positions and also planting locations of new vegetation. This plan could be implemented in order to improve fragmented and degraded wetlands in West Michigan.