Seagrass restoration, Potomac River, Maryland (Society 2007)

OPP-DCH74Mpermanent identifier · cite as oceanportfolio.org/p/OPP-DCH74M

Completed (successful/maintained)

Country: USA

Goal

Technique: aquaculture and transplanting (seagrass seeds, seedlings or rhizomes) After initial attempts to manually gather reproductive shoots from donor beds, project practitioners decided to employ a mechanical harvesting boat in order to improve efficiency and viable seed yields. Shoots were gathered and stored at an aquaculture facility, and seeding was subsequently conducted using a variety of techniques. Seed bags were utilized at the sites to mimic natural reproductive processes, and manua Spatial extent 153781 ha as reported. Reported project duration 3,0 year(s). Average survival 0,0% as reported.

Team

Project's total contribution

No scored contributions yet

Recorded result

Meadow area

1 variable · 1537.81 km² · 2003-01-01 to 2003-12-31 · recorded at Completed (successful/maintained)

pending

Self-reported

Meadow area · 1.1.2.1

pending

0 → 153781 ha · health —% → —%

Method: Spatial extent reported in the source: Society for Ecological Restoration (2007) USA: Maryland: Potomac River Eelgrass Restoration; Source: http://www.globalrestorationnetwork.org/database/case-study/?id=75; David M. Goshorn, Ph.D.; Maryla.

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.