Download or read book Impacts of Delayed Drawdown on Water Quality and Aquatic Biota in Seasonal Wetlands of the Grassland Ecological Area, Los Banos, California written by Kyle Nathan Poole and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The traditional wetland drawdown period is delayed approximately one month to improved water quality compliance. However this research shows it may affect the quality and quantity of wetland vegetative forage, increase wetland soil salinity, and possibly alter the concentrations of algae.