Journal Articles and Books

Nutrient Farming

Nutrient Farming: A Means to Finance Large-Scale Wetland Restoration
by Donald Hey, Jill Kostel, and Gary Sullivan
Published by Chicago Wilderness Online Journal, Vol. 5, No. 1 (April 2007). 8 pp.

Economic Analysis of Wetland Restoration Along the Illinois River
by Tony Prato and Donald Hey
From Journal of the American Water Resources Association, Vol. 42, No. 1 (February 2006). pp 125-131.

Nutrient Farming Versus Traditional Removal: An Economic Comparison
by Donald L. Hey, J.A. Kostel, A. P. Hurter, and R. H. Kadlec
Published by Water Environment Research Foundation, 2005. 58 pages.
The project derived cost equations for nutrient removal using conventional wastewater technology and treatment wetlands. The project also created a nutrient removal model—and associated parameters—for treatment wetlands and demonstrated the savings in capital and operating costs that treatment wetlands can provide.

Nutrient farming: The business of environmental management
by Donald L. Hey, Laura S. Urban, Jill A. Kostel
From Ecological Engineering: The Journal of Ecosystem Restoration, Vol. 24, No. 4 (April 5, 2005), pp 279-287.

Nitrogen Farming: Harvesting a Different Crop
by Donald L. Hey, Ph.D.
From Restoration Ecology: The Journal of the Society for Ecological Restoration, Vol. 10, No. 1, March 2002.

A Case for Wetland Restoration
by Donald L. Hey and Nancy S. Phillipi
Published by John Wiley & Sons, 1999, 215 pp. This book traces over two decades of progress in wetland restoration, drawing on lessons learned in four long-term restoration projects from Florida, Wisconsin, Colorado, and California to clearly demonstrate how to achieve success in diverse regions and reverse wetland losses of the last two centuries.

Wetlands and Flooding

Modern Drainage and Design: The Pro's, the Con's, and the Future
by Donald L. Hey
From Hydrological Science and Technology, 2002, Vol. 18, No. 1-4, American Institute of Hydrology.

Flood Reduction Through Wetland Restoration: The Mississippi River Basin as a Case History
by Donald L. Hey and Nancy S. Phillipi
From Restoration Ecology, 1995, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 2-17.

Ecosystem Research

The Use of Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Imagery for the Study of Prairie Ecosystems
by J. P. Tandarich, W. J. Sluis, L. Biehl, C. Johannsen, and P. Carter
Research study; report and images available on the web.

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