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ARTIFICIAL WETLANDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF STORMWATER [PDF]

open access: yesCanadian Water Resources Journal, 1991
Urban stormwater runoff increasingly has become an important water management issue in the development of municipalities in Ontario. Conventional approaches to the mitigation of urban runoff have involved the utilization of detention or retention ponds.
Thomas J. Carlisle, George Mulamoottil
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Gravel pits support waterbird diversity in an urban landscape [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
We assessed the benefit of 11 gravel pits for the settlement of waterbird communities in an urbanized area lacking natural wetlands. Gravel pits captured 57% of the regional species pool of aquatic birds.
A. Gaujard   +22 more
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New and noteworthy waterfowl records at artificial wetlands from Baja California Sur, Mexico

open access: yesRevista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2011
We present 9 recent records of rare waterfowls in Baja California Sur, all of them in artificial wetlands: 3 freshwater sites and 1 concentration area for a saltworks. We present the first records of the Ross’s Goose in the state. The remaining 8 species
Roberto Carmona   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mitigation of Urban Heat Island Effects through “Green Infrastructure”: Integrated Design of Constructed Wetlands and Neighborhood Development

open access: yesUrban Science, 2020
Extreme heat threatens desert city residents throughout the hot summer months and inhibits outdoor recreation and activity. Ecosystem services provide various benefits for urban environments.
Victor Ruiz-Aviles   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wastewater Treatment by Artificial Wetlands

open access: yesWater Science and Technology, 1985
This report describes studies of artificial wetlands at Santee, California which demonstrate the capacity of these systems for integrated secondary treatment (BOD and suspended solids removal) and advanced treatment (nitrogen removal) of municipal wastewater effluents.
C. R. Goldman   +2 more
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Impact of aeration on the removal of organic matter and nitrogen compounds in constructed wetlands treating the liquid fraction of piggery manure [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The increasing demand for sustainable, robust and cost-efficient wastewater treatment techniques strengthen the implementation of constructed wetlands (CWs) in the agricultural sector.
Donoso Pantoja, Natalia Carolina   +4 more
core   +1 more source

WETLAND MAPPING WITH MULTITEMPORAL SENTINEL RADAR REMOTE SENSING IN THE SOUTHEAST REGION OF BRAZIL [PDF]

open access: yesThe International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2020
A classification method with multi-temporal images of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) combined with Geographic information system, geoinformation data, and field validation, was applied for wetland mapping accuracy and typology.
J. B. G. Salinas   +6 more
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Nestedness theory suggests wetland fragments with large areas and macrophyte diversity benefit waterbirds

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2021
Many artificial wetland constructions are currently underway worldwide to compensate for the degradation of natural wetland systems. Researchers face the responsibility of proposing wetland management and species protection strategies to ensure that ...
Rongxing Wang, Xiaojun Yang
doaj   +1 more source

Demonstration study of bypass multipond wetland system to enhance river water quality

open access: yesWater Science and Technology, 2022
This study focused on the water quality of a river in Wuhan City, China, which is surrounded by ponds that were transformed into a bypass multipond wetland system to improve river water quality.
Fanhu Zeng   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Macrophyte Selection in Artificial Wetlands

open access: yesJournal of Lake Sciences, 2004
The roles of macrophyte in artificial wetland and the principles of the selection of macrophyte for artificial wetland are summarized,and the foreground of artificial wetland in China is analyzed in this paper.Macro-phyte plays important roles in artificial wetland,not only uptakes the pollutants in waster water,maintains ar-tificial wetland's ...
WANG Shengrui   +3 more
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