Authors:
Leschen, A.S., K.H. Ford and N.T. Evans
Publication Date:
2010
Abstract/Summary:
From a watershed perspective, Boston Harbor, MA, USA is an ideal site for eelgrass restoration due to major wastewater improvements. Therefore, by focusing on site selection and transplant methods, high survival and expansion rates were recorded at four large eelgrass restoration sites planted in Boston Harbor as partial mitigation for a pipeline construction project. Transplanted sites met and exceeded reference and donor bed habitat function after 2 years. Hand planting and seeding in checkerboard-patterned transplant plots were efficient and effective methods for jump-starting eelgrass growth over large areas. Although restoration through planting can be successful, it is highly site specific.
Resource Type:
Peer-reviewed Article
Source:
Estuaries and Coasts
Link:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12237-010-9272-7