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Obligations of Researchers and Managers to Respect Wetlands: Practical Solutions to Minimizing Field Monitoring Impacts

by
Jessica A. Bryzek
1,
Krista L. Noe
1,
Sindupa De Silva
1,
Andrew MacKenzie
1,
Cindy L. Von Haugg
2,
Donna Hartman
1,
Jordan E. McCall
2,
Walter Veselka IV
1 and
James T. Anderson
2,*
1
School of Natural Resources, West Virginia University, 1145 Evansdale Drive, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
2
James C. Kennedy Waterfowl and Wetlands Conservation Center, Belle W. Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science, Clemson University, P.O. Box 596, Georgetown, SC 29442, USA
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Land 2022, 11(4), 481; https://doi.org/10.3390/land11040481
Submission received: 4 March 2022 / Revised: 17 March 2022 / Accepted: 24 March 2022 / Published: 26 March 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Celebrating 25 Years of World Wetlands Day)
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Research and field monitoring can disturb wetland integrity. Adoption of ethical field practices is needed to limit monitoring induced stressors such as trampling, non-native seed and invertebrate dispersal, and disease and fungal spread. We identify a linear pathway of deterioration highlighting stressors that can progress to cumulative impacts, consequences, and losses at the site scale. The first step to minimize disturbance is to assess and classify the current ecosystem quality. We present a tiered framework for wetland classification and link preventative measures to the wetland tier. Preventative measures are recommended at various intensities respective to the wetland tier, with higher tiered wetlands requiring more intense preventative measures. In addition, preventative measures vary by time of implementation (before, during, and after the wetland visit) to mitigate impacts at various temporal scales. The framework is designed to increase transparency of field monitoring impacts and to promote the adoption of preventative measures. Implementing preventative measures can build accountability and foster a greater appreciation for our roles as researchers and managers in protecting wetlands.
Keywords: cleaning; efficacy; ethics; researcher impacts; wetland decontamination cleaning; efficacy; ethics; researcher impacts; wetland decontamination
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Bryzek, J.A.; Noe, K.L.; De Silva, S.; MacKenzie, A.; Von Haugg, C.L.; Hartman, D.; McCall, J.E.; Veselka, W., IV; Anderson, J.T. Obligations of Researchers and Managers to Respect Wetlands: Practical Solutions to Minimizing Field Monitoring Impacts. Land 2022, 11, 481. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11040481

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Bryzek JA, Noe KL, De Silva S, MacKenzie A, Von Haugg CL, Hartman D, McCall JE, Veselka W IV, Anderson JT. Obligations of Researchers and Managers to Respect Wetlands: Practical Solutions to Minimizing Field Monitoring Impacts. Land. 2022; 11(4):481. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11040481

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Bryzek, Jessica A., Krista L. Noe, Sindupa De Silva, Andrew MacKenzie, Cindy L. Von Haugg, Donna Hartman, Jordan E. McCall, Walter Veselka, IV, and James T. Anderson. 2022. "Obligations of Researchers and Managers to Respect Wetlands: Practical Solutions to Minimizing Field Monitoring Impacts" Land 11, no. 4: 481. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11040481

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Bryzek, J. A., Noe, K. L., De Silva, S., MacKenzie, A., Von Haugg, C. L., Hartman, D., McCall, J. E., Veselka, W., IV, & Anderson, J. T. (2022). Obligations of Researchers and Managers to Respect Wetlands: Practical Solutions to Minimizing Field Monitoring Impacts. Land, 11(4), 481. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11040481

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