Building Salt Marshes Along the Coasts of the Continental United States

Abstract

This is the first comprehensive report on coastal marsh creation in the United States. It provides potential users with an analysis and interpretation of the available information on this subject. The role of marshes, the feasibility of marsh creation, and the effects of elevation, salinity, slope, exposure, and soils on marsh establishment are discussed. Plants suitable for marsh building are described by the major regions. Plant propagation, planting, fertilization, and management of the major plants are discussed. Labor and material requirements for marsh creation are summarized. Keywords: Coastal engineering; Gulf coast; Planting; East Coast; West Coast; Grasses; Wetland plants; Transplantation; Sediment accumulation; Marsh soils; Florida; Marsh building; Marsh vegetation; Stabilization.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA197525

Entities

People

  • W. W. Woodhouse Jr.

Organizations

  • Coastal Engineering Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Botany
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Food Chains
  • Geography
  • Great Lakes
  • Habitats
  • Natural Resources
  • New England
  • Oceanography
  • Plants
  • Storm Surges
  • Topography
  • United States
  • Wildlife

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Oceanography.
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Biotechnology - Bioremediation