Erosion Control and Habitat Development with Smooth Cordgrass on the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts

Abstract

In recent years there has been increased interest in the establishment or rehabilitation of coastal salt marshes. Plantings are generally made for the purpose of shore protection, dredged material stabilization or habitat development. On the Gulf and Atlantic coasts the dominant, emergent plant of the regularly flooded portion of the intertidal zone is smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) (Fig. l). Much attention has been focused upon the planting of this species.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA611355

Entities

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Birds
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Fertilizers
  • Grain Size
  • Habitats
  • Intertidal Zones
  • Materials
  • Nitrogen
  • Open Water
  • Planting
  • Plants
  • Regions
  • Sediments
  • Shore Protection
  • Shores
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology