Saltmarsh restoration, Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Mississippi (Sparks 2013)

OPP-93B1DNpermanent identifier · cite as oceanportfolio.org/p/OPP-93B1DN

Completed (successful/maintained)

Country: USA

Goal

Technique: Planting saltmarsh (seeds, seedlings or sods) The restoration was conducted by harvesting marsh sods from an adjacent natural marsh and planting in the restoration site. One design was fully planted (100% coverage of planted marsh sods harvested in cubes with a side length of 25 cm; termed full density design). Design consisted of restoring 3 x 2.25 m2 plots of marsh. The restoration site was amended to adequate elevation for Black needlerush tolerance (±0.3 m a Spatial extent 5 ha as reported. Reported project duration 2,1 year(s).

Team

Project's total contribution

No scored contributions yet

Recorded result

Marsh area

1 variable · 0.05 km² · 2006-01-01 to 2006-12-31 · recorded at Completed (successful/maintained)

pending

Self-reported

Marsh area · 1.1.4.1

pending

0 → 0.05 km2 · health —% → —%

Method: Spatial extent reported in the source: Sparks E, Cebrian J, Biber P, Sheehan K, Tobias C (2013) Cost-effectiveness of two small-scale salt marsh restoration designs. Ecol Eng 53:250–256.

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.