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Title Tidal marsh restoration : a synthesis of science and management / edited by Charles T. Roman and David M. Burdick
Published Washington, DC : Island Press, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations
Series The science and practice of ecological restoration
Science and practice of ecological restoration.
Contents pt. I. Introduction -- A Synthesis of Research and Practice on Restoring Tides to Salt Marshes / Charles T. Roman and David M. Burdick -- pt. II. Synthesis of Tidal Restoration Science -- Predicting the Hydrologic Response of Salt Marshes to Tidal Restoration: The Science and Practice of Hydraulic Modeling / James G. MacBroom and Roy Schiff -- Biogeochemical Responses to Tidal Restoration: Shimon C. Anisfeld -- Vegetation Responses to Tidal Restoration / Stephen M. Smith and R. Scott Warren -- Ecology of Phragmites australis and Responses to Tidal Restoration / Randolph M. Chambers, Laura A. Meyerson and Kimberly L. Dibble -- A Meta-analysis of Nekton Responses to Restoration of Tide-Restricted New England Salt Marshes / Kenneth B. Raposa and Drew M. Talley -- Avian Community Responses to Tidal Restoration along the North Atlantic Coast of North America / W. Gregory Shriver and Russell Greenberg
pt. III. The Practice of Restoring Tide-Restricted Marshes -- Restoration of Tidal Flow to Degraded Tidal Wetlands in Connecticut / Ron Rozsa -- Salt Marsh Restoration in Rhode Island / Caitlin Chaffee, Wenley Ferguson and Marci Cole Ekberg -- Restoration of Tidal Flow to Salt Marshes: The Massachusetts Experience / Hunt Durey, Hunt Durey, Timothy Smith and Marc Carullo -- Restoration of Tidal Flow to Salt Marshes: The New Hampshire Experience / Ted Diers and Frank D. Richardson -- Restoration of Tidal Flow to Salt Marshes: The Maine Experience / Jon Kachmar and Elizabeth Hertz -- Salt Marsh Tidal Restoration in Canada's Maritime Provinces / Tony M. Bowron, Nancy Neatt, Danika van Proosdij and Jeremy Lundholm -- pt. IV. Integrating Science and Practice -- Adaptive Management and Monitoring as Fundamental Tools to Effective Salt Marsh Restoration / Robert N. Buchsbaum and Cathleen Wigand -- Recovering Salt Marsh Ecosystem Services through Tidal Restoration / Gail L. Chmura, David M. Burdick and Gregg E. Moore -- Role of Simulation Models in Understanding the Salt Marsh Restoration Process / Raymond A. Konisky -- Incorporating Innovative Engineering Solutions into Tidal Restoration Studies / William C. Glamore
pt. V. Communicating Restoration Science -- Salt Marsh Restoration at Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts: The Role of Science in Addressing Societ al Concerns / John W. Portnoy -- Drakes Island Tidal Restoration: Science, Community, and Compromise / Susan C. Adamowicz and Kathleen M. O'Brien -- Role of Science and Partnerships in Salt Marsh Restoration at the Galilee Bird Sanctuary, Narragansett, Rhode Island / Francis C. Golet, Dennis H.A. Myshrall, Lawrence R. Oliver, Peter W.C. Paton and Brian C. Tefft -- Restoration of Tidally Restricted Salt Marshes at Rumney Marsh, Massachusetts: Balancing Flood Protection with Restoration by Use of Self-Regulating Tide Gates / Edward L. Reiner -- pt. VI. Summary -- Salt Marsh Responses to Tidal Restriction and Restoration: A Summary of Experiences / David M. Burdick and Charles T. Roman
Summary Many coastal tidal marshes have been significantly degraded by roadways and other projects that restrict tidal flows, limiting their ability to provide vital ecosystem services including support of fish and wildlife populations, flood protection, water quality maintenance, and open space. Tidal Marsh Restoration provides the scientific foundation and practical guidance necessary for coastal zone stewards to initiate salt marsh tidal restoration programs. The book compiles, synthesizes, and interprets the current state of knowledge on the science and practice of salt marsh restoration, bringing together leaders across a range of disciplines in the sciences (hydrology, soils, vegetation, zoology), engineering (hydraulics, modeling), and public policy, with coastal managers who offer an abundance of practical insight and guidance on the development of programs. The work presents in-depth information from New England and Atlantic Canada, where the practice of restoring tidal flow to salt marshes has been ongoing for decades, and shows how that experience can inform restoration efforts around the world. Students and researchers involved in restoration science will find the technical syntheses, presentation of new concepts, and identification of research needs to be especially useful as they formulate research and monitoring questions, and interpret research findings. Tidal Marsh Restoration is an essential work for managers, planners, regulators, environmental and engineering consultants, and others engaged in planning, designing, and implementing projects or programs aimed at restoring tidal flow to tide-restricted or diked salt marshes
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Salt marsh restoration.
Salt marsh ecology.
NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Coastal Regions & Shorelines.
Salt marsh ecology
Salt marsh restoration
Form Electronic book
Author Roman, Charles T. (Charles True)
Burdick, David M.
ISBN 9781610912297
1610912292
1597265756
9781597265751