Potential of water quality wetlands to mitigate habitat losses from agricultural drainage modernization.

ABSTRACT: Given widespread biodiversity declines, a growing global human population, and demands to improve water quality, there is an immediate need to explore land management solutions that support multiple ecosystem services. Agricultural water quality wetlands designed to provide both water quality benefits and wetland and grassland habitat are an emerging restoration solution that may reverse habitat declines in intensive agricultural areas. Installation of water quality wetlands in the Upper Midwest, USA, when considered alongside the repair and modification of aging agricultural tile drainage infrastructure, is a likely scenario that may mitigate nutrient pollution exported from agricultural systems and improve crop yields. The capacity of water quality wetlands to provide habitat within the

SUBMITTER: Mitchell ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11773670 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature