TIDAL MARSH RESTORATION DO MORE OR DO LESS A DISCUSSION OF RESTORATION TECHNIQUES FOR RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED TIDAL RECONNECTION PROJECTS Curtis Loeb Merri Martz Tetra Tech Portland OR Matt Van Ess Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce CREST Astoria OR Outline Background challenges in Columbia R Estuary Purpose Methods scope Tidal
Evaluating Tidal Marsh Sustainability in the Face of Sea Level Rise A Hybrid Modeling Approach impacts on tidal marshes we developed a hybrid method that
3 low tide and high tide over a tidal cycle Both of these methods for determining water volumes have data collection problems For the velocity area method two types
Living Shorelines Design Options Marsh If a natural marsh is absent or too narrow to prevent bank erosion planting a new wide marsh may be possible Upland areas with low banks can be excavated and graded to create new tidal marshes Sand fill can be placed channelward into the water to raise the elevation but this practice is
A RADIOMETRIC STUDY OF SEDIMENT ACCUMULATION AND ACCRETION IN TIDAL MARSHES OF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY by Brandon Michael Boyd A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of the University of Delaware in partial
impacts on tidal marshes we developed a hybrid method that involves a realistic mechanistic treatment of marsh accretion dynamics and incorporates spatial variation across an estuary
Articles Tidal Marsh Susceptibility to Sea Level Rise Importance of Local Scale Models Karen M Thorne Kevin J Buffington Deborah L Elliott Fisk John Y Takekawa
Why Restore Tidal Marsh Between 1800 and the late 1990s about 80% of the tidal marshes in the San Francisco Bay estuary were lost due to diking and filling
Tidal Oligohaline Marshes This group contains primarily graminoid dominated wetlands of slightly brackish zones along tidal rivers and streams of the Coastal Plain
possible benefits to these areas from dike breaching or removal Methods SITE DESCRIPTION The Skagit River tidal marshes were obtained from the
Sub and Landbird Focus Areas within tidal marshes of BCR 30 Tidal Marsh Birdwatch Goals and Measurable Objectives Field Methods
Modeling Tidal Marsh Distribution with Sea Level Rise Evaluating the Role of Vegetation Sediment and Upland Habitat in Marsh Resiliency Lisa
Final Report for Sea level Rise Response Modeling for San Francisco Bay Estuary Tidal San Francisco Bay Estuary Tidal Marshes Methods
tidal However new methods Kneib 1991 Rozas 1992 now offer ways to address previously intractable ques tions about use of vegetated intertidal habitats by nek ton We applied one of these methods the flume weir Kneib 1991 to study variation in nekton use of flooded intertidal marsh habitats at different tide stages Fishes and crustaceans that move into the intertidal marsh
surveys in a large number of tidal marshes to test these predictions METHODS Survey plots —During the summers of 1995 and 1996 we surveyed birds and vegetation on 86 stan dardized circular plots in 40 brackish and salt marshes along the coast and tidal rivers of Connecticut see Benoit and Askins 1999 for locations and descriptions of
Timing of migration and prebasic molt in tidal marsh sparrows with different breeding strategies Comparisons among sexes and species Chronologie de la migration et de la mue annuelle chez des bruants habitant les marais côtiers et utilisant différentes stratégies de reproduction comparaisons entre les sexes et les espèces
Restoration of the Sieperda Tidal Marsh in the Scheldt Estuary The Netherlands Richard H M Eertman 1 2 Bart A Kornman 1 Ed Stikvoort 1 Harm Verbeek 1 Abstract
PRBO Conservation Science Prioritizing tidal marsh conservation and restoration efforts in the face of high uncertainty due to future environmental change
The current phase of the Elkhorn Slough Tidal Marsh Restoration Project the Project focuses on using imported sediment to restore tidal marsh habitats within the 145 acre Minhoto Hester s Marsh and Seal Bend areas Figure 2 Raising subsided tidal areas to more sustainable marsh
a rapid assessment method examining the ecological health of tidal marine wetlands in galveston bay texas
Analytical Methods A tidal marsh can be classified as degraded when one or more of its functions
Ocean Ranch Unit Eel River Wildlife Area Tidal Marsh Geometry Analysis Prepared for California Department of Fish and Game Northern and Marine Regions
Tidal marsh upland transitional plant communities or transition zones create high tide refugia as well as nesting and hiding places for endangered species that non native plant species do not provide Our work on methods for restoring large
Restoration of the Sieperda Tidal Marsh in the Scheldt Estuary The Netherlands Richard H M Eertman 1 2 Bart A Kornman 1 Ed Stikvoort 1 Harm Verbeek 1 Abstract Because of land reclamation reinforcement of dikes and the deepening of shipping channels large areas of tidal marshes have been removed or eroded from the Scheldt estuary during the last two centuries Tidal
Methods Habitat elevation data of tidal marshes combined with SET data are important in predicting what habitat may be able to exist under a hypothetical sea
Science Review and Data Analysis for Tidal Wetlands of the Oregon Coast Part 2 of a Hydrogeomorphic Guidebook by Paul Adamus Adamus Resource Assessment Inc
introduced into the natural tidal marsh plain topography on the interior of the constructed berm Inside the perimeter berm these changes to site hydrology have resulted in conversion from estuarine marsh with extensive tidal channels to a palustrine freshwater marsh with no tidal
The word estuary is derived from the Latin word aestuarium meaning tidal inlet of the sea which in itself is derived from the term aestus meaning have been many definitions proposed to describe an estuary The most widely accepted definition is a semi enclosed coastal body of water which has a free connection with the open sea
NC Wetland Assessment Method NC WAM ii Executive Summary EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The North Carolina Wetland Assessment Method NC WAM is the culmination of a process begun
Tidal Salt Marsh Restoration Creation and Mitigation Stephen W Broome and Christopher B Craft Introduction Tidal salt marshes occur in protected low energy coastal areas such as estuaries lagoons
Population estimates for tidal marsh birds of high conservation concern in the northeastern USA from a design based survey Estimados del tamaño poblacional de aves de marismas de alta importancia para la conservación en el noreste de EEUU a partir de un diseño de muestreo probabilístico
The Dutch Slough Tidal Marsh Restoration Project is seen as a significant at Dutch Slough will test different methods of wetland restoration and monitor the
We presented the methods and results of our initial conservation prioritization and modeling of tidal marsh bird and vegetation response to sea level rise in a technical report to the CA State Coastal Conservancy updating an earlier report to the CA Landscape Conservation Cooperative