Modifying erosion control structures for ecological benefits

Kevin Nelms, wildlife biologist with the USDA NRCS office in Greenwood, Mississippi, recently noted incorporation of habitat features in the installation design of several drop pipes in the Mississippi Delta: "We try to shape the basin to hold at least a semi-permanent pool, if not permanent wa...

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Published inJournal of soil and water conservation Vol. 62; no. 6; p. 157
Main Authors Shields, F.D. Jr, Smiley, P.C. Jr, Cooper, C.M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ankeny Soil & Water Conservation Society 01.11.2007
Soil and Water Conservation Society
Subjects
edge effects
Engineers
Environmental aspects
Erosion control
hydraulic structures
Natural Resources Conservation Service
pipes
ponding (water management)
Reptiles & amphibians
riparian areas
sediment yield
slope
soil erosion
Soil erosion control
Stream ecology
streams
Wildlife conservation
wildlife habitats
Mississippi
United States
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Summary:Kevin Nelms, wildlife biologist with the USDA NRCS office in Greenwood, Mississippi, recently noted incorporation of habitat features in the installation design of several drop pipes in the Mississippi Delta: "We try to shape the basin to hold at least a semi-permanent pool, if not permanent water."
Bibliography:http://hdl.handle.net/10113/10881
ISSN:0022-4561
1941-3300