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Human Perception of Utilization of Wetlands for Waste Assimilation, or How Do You Make a Silk Purse Out of a Sow’s Ear?
Published in Donald A. Hammer, Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment, 2020
A broadened and naturally braided channel will be created by regrading the streambed to eliminate existing levees and reduce channelization. Experimental wetlands will be constructed on the floodplain adjacent to the newly created river channel. A portion of the river’s flow pumped to these wetlands will be subjected to different experimental conditions and allowed to return to the channel. Duration and extent of land and water contact will be controlled by pumps and sluice gates and varied to suit research purposes. Three abandoned quarry lakes will be graded to create littoral zones conducive to growth and reproduction of aquatic vegetation and animals and will be physically connected to the river to create backwater areas. The river will flow through the third quarry lake to create a sediment trap for suspended solids. Native plant communities will be reintroduced through seeding and planting to create and manage fish and wildlife habitat for all native species and particular species of certain research programs.
Phosphorus more than temperature controls the phytoplankton community in a deep quarry lake: a combined field and laboratory approach
Published in Inland Waters, 2018
A. Pannard, A. Guislain, M. Chorin, S. Mahé, G. Bouger, A. Crave, B. Le Rouzic, M. Bormans
The quarry lake, called the Rocher Coupé (meaning the “cut rock”), is located in Fougères in the west of France (48°21′15.39″N, 1°11′11.49″W). After cessation of rock extraction in 1999, the quarry lake was filled within 5 years with groundwater, essentially, because it has no contribution from surface rivers and negligible surface runoff. The lake is circular with a diameter of 300 m, a mean depth of 39 m, and maximum depth of 62 m (Table 1).
Serving many masters at once: a framework for assessing ecosystem services delivered by quarry lakes
Published in Inland Waters, 2022
Laura M. S. Seelen, Sven Teurlincx, Margaret R. Armstrong, Miquel Lürling, Ellen van Donk, Lisette N. de Senerpont Domis
Cultural, direct, in situ, and outdoor interactions with quarry lake ecosystems provide opportunities for nature interactions (wildlife watchers, hikers, and birders; 3.1.1.2), science (3.1.2.1), and education, including citizen science (3.1.2.2). Quarry lakes also provide habitat for rare species such as charophytes, which people seek to preserve for future generations (3.2.2.2).