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COASTAL WETLAND MONITORING AND
PRIORITIZATION
Matthew Cooper Burke Center for
Freshwater Innovation Northland College [email protected]
Matthew J. Cooper Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation
Northland College Ashland, WI
Donald G. Uzarski
Institute for Great Lakes Research, Department of Biology Central Michigan University
Valerie J. Brady
Natural Resources Research Institute University of Minnesota-Duluth
GREAT LAKES COASTAL WETLAND
MONITORING PROGRAM
Supports restoration, protection, and enhancement decisions
~1,000 wetlands sampled in 5-year cycles
Entering 6th year of data collection
Data collected on: Fish
Macroinvertebrates
Vegetation
Birds
Amphibians
Water quality
Habitat www.greatlakeswetlands.org
riverine barrier protected lacustrine partner institutions
Example: fish-based Index of Biotic Integrity scores
GREAT LAKES COASTAL WETLAND
MONITORING PROGRAM
GREAT LAKES COASTAL WETLAND
MONITORING PROGRAM
Goals
Strategic investments
Maximize ROI
Resilient ecosystems
Prospective users
LCC CCWG
Conservation planners
Funding agencies
Restoration practitioners
COASTAL WETLAND PRIORITIZATION TOOL
Nayanquing Point, Saginaw Bay
COASTAL WETLAND PRIORITIZATION TOOL
Data aggregation/viewing
Wetland condition
Land ownership
Land use and population
Geomorphology
Interactive prioritization
algorithms
User interface
View data
Select variables of interest
Run prioritization
Report results
User
Filtering
Ranking
Raw data
Metrics and
derived variables
Prioritized lists of
wetlands
Web Interface
Decision Support System
Decision Support System
Metrics and derived variables (examples)
• Biotic and chemical -Indices of Biotic Integrity -Floristic Quality Index -Water quality index • Geospatial
-Land change metrics -Population pressure -Recreation potential (proximity, access)
• Geomorphic -Wetland migration potential -Degree of fragmentation (dikes, channels)
User
Filtering
Ranking
Raw data
Metrics and
derived variables
Prioritized lists of
wetlands
Web Interface
Decision Support System
Universe of wetlands
Select geography*
Filtering variable(s) (categorical)*
Ranking variable(s) (categorical or continuous)*
Prioritization Procedures
*User selected
• Strengths -Driven by monitoring data -Scalable -Flexible prioritization schemes
• Challenges -Information overload -Too much flexibility? -Incorporating new data
• Future -Expand geographic scope
-Scenario analysis -Cost-to-benefit analysis
Decision Support System
By October 2016
“Use the DSS to identify wetlands for ESV and future restoration, protection, or enhancement.”
By January 2017
Expand DSS throughout Michigan.
www.greatlakeswetlands.org
Feedback and suggestions: [email protected]
Upper Midwest and Great Lakes LCC US EPA Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Michigan DEQ
Funding: