Seagrass restoration, Massachusetts to North Carolina, Rhode Island, Chesapeake Bay (Fonseca 2011)
OPP-GW0101permanent identifier · cite as oceanportfolio.org/p/OPP-GW0101
Completed (successful/maintained)- Country
- USA
Goal
Review of restoration literature between 1947 and 2011. Zostera marina (high recovery rates due to good sexual and asexual reproduction, responds well to sediment elevation, various habitat types), Halodule wrightii, Thalassia testudinum (slow recovering). Minimum area for restoration: 1 acre = 4047 m². No spatial extent reported.
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