Description
Terracing uses existing bottom sediments to form terraces or ridges at marsh elevation and the intertidal zone is planted with marsh vegetation. This study examined the habitat value of terracing at Sabine National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana in the spring and fall of 1999 by quantifying and comparing nekton densities in a 9-yr old terrace field and nearby reference area using a 1 m2 drop sampler. Using density and biomass patterns and the percentage of marsh and pond area in the terrace field, we concluded that terrace fields support higher standing crops of most fishery species compared with shallow marsh ponds of similar size. Future restoration projects could include design changes to increase the proportion of marsh in a terrace field and enhance the habitat value of marsh terraces for fishery species.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| http://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0156995 | Unknown | NCEI Download Landing page | Open resource |
| http://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0156995 | Unknown | NCEI Download Landing page | Open resource |
| https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0156995 | Unknown | NCEI Download Landing page | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords | Open resource |
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| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | Open resource |
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| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource | |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource | |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource |
Tags
- 1999
- abundance
- brown shrimp
- calcasieu lake
- crabs
- distribution
- doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc
- dredge disposal
- drop sampler
- estuarine dependent
- farfantepenaeus aztecus
- farfantepenaeus duorarum
- fish
- gulf of mexico
- invertebrates
- litopenaeus setiferus
- louisiana
- marsh terracing as a wetland restoration tool for creating fishery habitat. [sabine nwr study 1999]
- national marine fisheries service
- nekton
- noaa
- nursery areas
- nursery habitat
- pink shrimp
- restoration
- sabine national wildlife refuge
- salt marsh
- southeast fisheries science center
- terracing
- u.s. department of commerce
- white shrimp