Standard Operating Procedures: Extensive Variables

Project Organization and Responsibility

Variables	Restored	Drained Analogue	Non-drained Analogue
Location
Wetland basin
UTM coordinates	X	X	X
History
Wetland basin
Type of drainage	X	X	-
Age of restoration	X	X	-
Number of years ponded since restoration	X	X	-
Length of time drained
Completeness of drainage	X	X	-
Cropping history	X	X	X
Catchment basin
Cropping history	X	X	X
Morphology
Wetland basin
Area	X	X	X
Shoreline length	X	X	X
Elevation drainage plug	X	-	-
Maximum elevation for enhancement	X	X	-
Catchment basin
Area	X	X	X
Slope/elevation	X	X	X
Vegetation
Wetland basin
Number of vegetative zones	X	X	X
Floristic composition	X	X	X
Quadrats
Water depth	X	X	X
Relative elevation	X	X	X
Cover estimates	X	X	X
Soils/sediment
Wetland basin
Soil Classification	X	X	X
% organic and inorganic	X	X	X
Particle size	X	X	X
Soil EC	X	X	X
Hydrology
Wetland basin
Water depth	X	X	X
Maximum water depth	X	X	X
Natural outlets and inlets	X	X	X
Wetland class	X	X	X
Number of vegetative zones	X	X	X
Percent open water	X	X	X
Climatological
Nearest weather monitoring station to study wetland
Rainfall/snowfall	X	X	X
Temperature	X	X	X
Relative humidity	X	X	X
Landscape feature
Percent land-use	X	X	X
Wetland class and density	X	X	X