Seagrass restoration, Western Australia (Meehan 2001)
OPP-5P0CJCpermanent identifier · cite as oceanportfolio.org/p/OPP-5P0CJC
Completed (successful/maintained)- Country
- Australia
Goal
Technique: transplanting seagrass sods Higher survival rate was achieved for P. sinuosa and P. coriacea in Western Australia. Here, an underwater turf cutter was used to harvest large ‘‘sods’’ of Posidonia from the sea floor and transport them to denuded areas. Source: Paling EI, van Keulen M, Wheeler K, Phillips J, Dyhrberg R (2001) Mechanical seagrass transplantation in Western Australia. Ecological Engineering 16, 331–339. No spatial extent reported. Reported project duration 2,0 year(s). Average survival 76,0% as reported.
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Recorded result
No result recorded yet. A result is recorded when the project moves to Paused, Completed or Discontinued.
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