Wetland Management

Question 1

Wetland Management

Answer 1

• Wildlife control
• Attracting wildlife
• Mosquito control
• Pathogens

Question 2

Wildlife control

Answer 2

• Obstruct inflows, outflows, destroy vegetation, burrow into dikes
• Trapping, hunting
• Avoid building dikes

Question 3

Attracting wildlife

Answer 3

• Wetland construction increases regional diversity

• Diversify the habitat: 50:50 ratio of open water to
vegetation cover

• Increases habitat for birds, amphibians, fish, plants
• Can large numbers of birds undermine the effectiveness of wetlands to treat water?

Question 4

Mosquito control

Answer 4

• Changing the hydrologic conditions
• Chemical control

•Biological control
– Mosquito fish
– Nesting boxes for swallows, swifts, and bats

• Choose plants that create less dense plant stands
• Include deep water zones for fish

Question 5

Pathogens

Answer 5

• Treatment wetlands are meant to deal with human and
animal wastewater.

• How effective are they?

• Outflow and nearby wells should be tested for fecal and
total coliforms.

• In tertiary treatment wetlands no disinfection in the secondary treatment