Ground Water Modelling for the Restoration of <em>Carex</em> Communities on a Sandy River Terrace
2016
Brandyk, Andrzej | Majewski, Grzegorz | Kiczko, Adam | Boczoń, Andrzej | Wróbel, Michał | Porretta-Tomaszewska, Paola
Management for sustainable river valleys requires balancing their natural values against the need for agricultural and recreational development on surrounding lands. The Southern Całowanie Peatland near the city of Warsaw sits on a sandy terrace and has well preserved Carex and Molinia stands existing in part of the area, especially where water tables are less than 1.5 m below the surface. The existing drainage network in this southern part has been poorly maintained and could be reestablished to help raise water levels for restoration of the peatland. Modflow was used to look at influence of drainage channel water levels on the overall water table height in the area. By raising water levels in the drainage system by 0.5 m it was found that 29% of the area would become suitable for increasing Carex and Molinia communities.
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