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Welcome to the homepage for the Urban Wetlands Biocomplexity Project! This is a growing website that provides summary and contact information for our research group at Oregon State University. This project is supported by a National Science Foundation incubation grant through the Biocomplexity in the Environment Program. Visit the pages of this site to learn more about the project and our May workshop in Portland, Oregon. |
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| Project Abstract: Ecologically healthy urban landscapes, including wetlands and natural areas, can help maintain water quality, water quantity, and biodiversity and fulfill human social and aesthetic needs. However, some of the functions we desire urban wetlands to perform can impair the ability of these urban wetlands to perform other desired functions well. This project will establish partnerships among public agencies, educators, and interdisciplinary teams of scientists from three regions of the US to summarize the state of our knowledge of wetlands in the urban landscape, and propose directions for future research. A product of this research will be improved understanding of complex relationships among wetland functions, as well as an understanding of social systems and community characteristics of urban areas in which wetlands are included and valued in the urban landscape. This knowledge may assist planners in efforts to achieve optimal functioning of urban wetlands and natural areas at a landscape scale. |
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