Paleoecological Perspectives on Wetland Conservation: Implications and Applications for the Northeastern United States.
- HF-ID: HF2017-20
- Category: Research Files
- Creator: Teale, C.
- Associated Person: Foster, D.R., Oswald, W.W.
- Date: 2018 to 2020
- Location: New England, New York
- Media: Paper
- Contents:
- Smith Postdoctoral Fellowship in Conservation Research application.
- Correspondence - Fellowship NOT FUNDED. 1 File Folder. 8.5 inches x 11 inches.
- Keywords: disturbance, landscape, sediments, wetlands
- Abstract:
- Modern-day landscapes emerge from overlapping residues of past ecosystems and the impacts of natural and anthropogenic processes. Nowhere is this truer than for wetlands-sites literally built from layers of sediment deposited under past conditions. This Smith Fellowship proposal outlines a research plan to use proxy records from three representative wetlands in New England and New York to 1) create a regional argument for wetland conservation that includes their agricultural past, and 2) demonstrate the utility of including paleoecological and historical approaches in conservation agendas. The result of such an interdisciplinary approach would reach more of the public through a new emphasis on cultural landscapes, thereby creating future generations of citizens sympathetic to wetland conservation.
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