End-User Derived Research to Improve the Effectiveness, Sustainability, and Prevalence of Coastal Restoration Projects - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative)

Description

To restore the ecosystem services lost through coastal habitat degradation, restoration projects have been conducted but most lack monitoring or evaluations. Limited monitoring and evaluation prevents comparisons across designs to determine which are the most functional sustainable, and cost-effective. Additionally, information about the advantages of and how to perform restoration projects is currently limited. Limited comparisons across restoration designs and the sparse information on how to conduct restoration projects significantly hinders the implementation of projects. This project team engaged researchers, environmental managers, stakeholders, and end-users to address some of these issues. The team quantified the functionality, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness of several coastal restoration designs at the Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. The designs compared plots planted with nursery grown plugs with plots comprised of standing natural marsh both with and without offshore breakwaters. The study found that offshore breakwaters enhanced natural plant growth, but not nursery grown plants. However, it is possible that this effect is time dependent as the positive effect on natural plant growth was seen beginning six years after breakwater installation while the nursery plants had only been planted two and a half years ago. Information gained from this research and the regulatory knowledge of the collaborative team have been combined with pre-existing literature to create user friendly outreach materials and workshop for consultants, landscapers, and marine contractors. This research and outreach will improve the effectiveness and ease of implementation of coastal restoration projects.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Another access point to the same project data files. https://ir.library.msstate.edu/handle/11668/14869
0 This site provides a project overview and links to all associated products, including data. http://www.nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Sparks15
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/47706
0 Another access point to the same project data files. https://ir.library.msstate.edu/handle/11668/14869
0 This site provides a project overview and links to all associated products, including data. http://www.nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Sparks15
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/ocm/dmp/pdf/47706.pdf
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords

Tags

  • nerrs
  • shorelines
  • human dimensions
  • sea level rise
  • reclamation/revegetation/restoration
  • office of coastal management
  • al
  • inundation
  • land surface
  • environmental governance/management
  • national ocean service
  • ecosystems
  • biosphere
  • oceans
  • education/outreach
  • mississippi
  • noaa
  • marine ecosystems
  • earth science services
  • doc/noaa/nos/ocm
  • coastal
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • weeks bay nerr
  • climate indicators
  • landscape
  • atmospheric/ocean indicators
  • florida
  • coastal processes
  • marshes

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