Innovative Tidal Control Successfully Promotes Saltmarsh Restoration

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avondale-bepress.abstract<p>The reduction of saltmarsh habitat at a global scale has seen a concomitant loss of associated ecosystem services. As such, there is a need and a push for habitat rehabilitation. This study examined an innovative saltmarsh restoration project in Australia which sought to address the threats of mangrove encroachment and sea level rise. The project was implemented in 2017, using automated hydraulic control gates, termed“SmartGates,”to lower the tidal regime over one site, effectively reversing sea level rise at a local level. Measured indicators of saltmarsh cover, number of species, seedling counts, and saltmarsh assemblages all showed significant positive development over time, with trends varying based on saltmarsh zone. The saltmarsh, predominantly <em>Sarcocornia quinque flora</em>, developed from remnant supralittoral (previously high) marsh which remained at 45% cover to achieve over 15% coverage across the cleared habitat after 3 years. Slower development in the low marsh (</p>
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avondale-bepress.authorsCaleb Rankin
avondale-bepress.authorsTroy Gaston
avondale-bepress.authorsMahmood Sadat-Noori
avondale-bepress.authorsWilliam Glamore
avondale-bepress.authorsJason K Morton
avondale-bepress.authorsAnita Chalmers
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avondale-bepress.field.custom_citation<p>Rankin, C., Gaston, T., Sadat‐Noori, M., Glamore, W., Morton, J., & Chalmers, A. (2023). Innovative tidal control successfully promotes saltmarsh restoration. <em>Restoration Ecology, 31</em>(7), e13774. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13774</p>
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avondale-bepress.keywordsclimate change
avondale-bepress.keywordsmangrove encroachment
avondale-bepress.keywordsnovel restoration
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avondale-bepress.titleInnovative Tidal Control Successfully Promotes Saltmarsh Restoration
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dc.contributor.authorRankin, Caleb
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-01T00:35:51Z
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dc.date.issued2023-09-01
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dc.description.abstract<p>The reduction of saltmarsh habitat at a global scale has seen a concomitant loss of associated ecosystem services. As such, there is a need and a push for habitat rehabilitation. This study examined an innovative saltmarsh restoration project in Australia which sought to address the threats of mangrove encroachment and sea level rise. The project was implemented in 2017, using automated hydraulic control gates, termed“SmartGates,”to lower the tidal regime over one site, effectively reversing sea level rise at a local level. Measured indicators of saltmarsh cover, number of species, seedling counts, and saltmarsh assemblages all showed significant positive development over time, with trends varying based on saltmarsh zone. The saltmarsh, predominantly <em>Sarcocornia quinque flora</em>, developed from remnant supralittoral (previously high) marsh which remained at 45% cover to achieve over 15% coverage across the cleared habitat after 3 years. Slower development in the low marsh (</p>
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dc.identifier.citation<p>Rankin, C., Gaston, T., Sadat‐Noori, M., Glamore, W., Morton, J., & Chalmers, A. (2023). Innovative tidal control successfully promotes saltmarsh restoration. <em>Restoration Ecology, 31</em>(7), e13774. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13774</p>
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13774
dc.identifier.issn1526-100X
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dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectmangrove encroachment
dc.subjectnovel restoration
dc.subjectrestoration evaluation
dc.subjectrestoration techniques
dc.subjectsea level rise
dc.titleInnovative Tidal Control Successfully Promotes Saltmarsh Restoration
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