INVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES OF TWENTY DITCHED CAROLINA BAY

SREL Reprint #2546

INVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES OF TWENTY DITCHED CAROLINA BAY
WETLANDS SCHEDULED FOR RESTORATION

Susan E. Dietz¹, Darold P. Batzer¹, Barbara E. Taylor² and Adrienne E. DeBiase²

AUTHORS.- ¹Department of Entomology, 413 Biological Sciences Building, the University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2603, and ²Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Savannah River Site, Drawer E, Aiken, SC 29802.
REFERENCE: Proceedings of the 2001 Georgia lflater Resources Conference, held March 26-27, 200 1, at the University of Georgia. Kathryn J. Hatcher,editor, Institute of Ecology, the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.

Abstract. In February 1998, we began collecting invertebrates in 20 ditched Carolina bays and bay-like wetlands near Aiken, South Carolina. In the winter of 2001, these 20 wetlands will have their ditches plugged in an attempt to restore them to a more natural state. We have collected 24 different insect families and 14 different crustacean families in these impacted wetlands prior to the restoration. The three years of invertebrate community data that have been collected will be used as a reference to evaluate faunal changes following the restoration.

SREL Reprint #2546

Dietz, S. E., D. P. Batzer, B. E. Taylor, and A. E. DeBiase. 2001. Invertebrate communities of twenty ditched Carolina bay wetlands scheduled for restoration. p. 321-324. In Proceedings of the 2001 Georgia Water Resources Conference, edited by K. J. Hatcher, Institute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA.

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SREL Reprint #2546 INVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES OF TWENTY DITCHED CAROLINA BAY WETLANDS SCHEDULED FOR RESTORATION Susan E. Dietz¹, Darold P. Batzer¹, Barbara E. Taylor² and Adrienne E. DeBiase² AUTHORS.- ¹Department of Entomology, 413 Biological Sciences Building, the University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2603, and ²Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Savannah River Site, Drawer E, Aiken, SC 29802. REFERENCE: Proceedings of the 2001 Georgia lflater Resources Conference, held March 26-27, 200 1, at the University of Georgia. Kathryn J. Hatcher,editor, Institute of Ecology, the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. Abstract. In February 1998, we began collecting invertebrates in 20 ditched Carolina bays and bay-like wetlands near Aiken, South Carolina. In the winter of 2001, these 20 wetlands will have their ditches plugged in an attempt to restore them to a more natural state. We have collected 24 different insect families and 14 different crustacean families in these impacted wetlands prior to the restoration. The three years of invertebrate community data that have been collected will be used as a reference to evaluate faunal changes following the restoration. SREL Reprint #2546 Dietz, S. E., D. P. Batzer, B. E. Taylor, and A. E. DeBiase. 2001. Invertebrate communities of twenty ditched Carolina bay wetlands scheduled for restoration. p. 321-324. In Proceedings of the 2001 Georgia Water Resources Conference, edited by K. J. Hatcher, Institute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA. To request a reprint