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Baldwin, Andrew H McFarland, Eliza Katherine Digital Repository at the University of Maryland University of Maryland (College Park, Md.) Environmental Science and Technology 2015-07-17T05:31:52Z 2015-07-17T05:31:52Z 2015 https://doi.org/10.13016/M2H34V http://hdl.handle.net/1903/16781 With wetland restoration, post-restoration monitoring is essential for determining developmental trajectories, particularly when comparing to natural reference systems. As part of the Mid-Atlantic Conservation Effects Assessment Project, 15 depressional wetlands on the Delmarva Peninsula of Maryland and Delaware were surveyed for above-ground vegetation and seed bank community composition, annual biomass production, and vegetation carbon content (10 restorations from prior-converted cropland (aged 5-31 years), and 5 natural forested depressions). Within each wetland, hydrologic zones (emergent, transition, upland) were also denoted and sampled. Restored wetlands showed more seed bank community similarity to natural wetlands than above-ground vegetation communities. Restorations also produced more annual herbaceous biomass than natural systems, and lower annual leaf litter biomass. After this period of post-restoration development, restored wetlands do not perform vegetation-related functions identical to their natural counterparts; however, these restorations are performing important vegetation-based functions that require yet more time to truly develop. en Assessing Wetland Restoration on the Delmarva Peninsula using Vegetation Characteristics Thesis Ecology Environmental science Natural resource management biomass carbon restoration seed bank vegetation wetland open.access