Saltmarsh restoration, Sams Creek, Indian River Lagoon, Florida (Taylor 2012)
OPP-Z1QAH4permanent identifier · cite as oceanportfolio.org/p/OPP-Z1QAH4
Completed (successful/maintained)- Country
- USA
Goal
Technique: Construction, clearing of exotic vegetation Construction began in early 2003 west of Sams Creek, with clearing of the Brazilian pepper and other vegetation and subsequent pile-burning after 2 weeks of drying. After site construction, natural recruitment of saltmarsh and mangrove species was facilitated. Spatial extent 250000 ha as reported. Reported project duration 1,0 year(s).
Team
Project's total contribution
No scored contributions yet
Recorded result
Marsh area1 variable · 2500 km² · 2003-01-01 to 2003-12-31 · recorded at Completed (successful/maintained)pendingSelf-reported
Marsh area
1 variable · 2500 km² · 2003-01-01 to 2003-12-31 · recorded at Completed (successful/maintained)
pending
Self-reportedMarsh area · 1.1.4.1
pending
0 → 2500 km2 · health —% → —%
Method: Spatial extent reported in the source: Taylor DS (2012) Removing the sands (sins?) of our past: dredge spoil removal and saltmarsh restoration along the Indian River Lagoon, Florida (USA). Wetl Ecol Manag 20:213-218.
A variable shows "pending" instead of a contribution when no domain area has been set for it yet — the share of the world a project touched cannot be computed without one. The health percentages are accurate regardless.