Mitsch, W. J., Zhang, L., Stefanik, K. C., Nahlik, A. M., Anderson, C. J., Bernal, B. 2012. Creating Wetlands: Primary Succession, Water Quality Changes, and Self-Design Over 15 Years.  BioScience. University of California Press on behalf of American Institute of Biological Sciences, Washington, DC. Volume 62, Issue 3. Pages 237-250

Carbon, Nitrogen, Nutrients, Soils, Vegetation, Water quality, Wetlands, Constructed wetlands

This paper summarizes the soil development, vegetative succession, water quality changes, and nutrient dynamics of two constructed, riverine wetlands for the first 15 years after their establishment. The experimental wetlands are located on Ohio State University’s campus in Columbus (OH, USA).