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The costs and the effectiveness of five recently constructed living shoreline projects in New Jersey were evaluated. The projects selected are representative of the diversity […]
Ribbed mussels (Geukensia demissa) are ubiquitous intertidal invertebrates of eastern North American salt marshes, often living in close association with salt marsh cordgrass Spartina alterniflora. […]
Ribbed mussels are the functional dominant species in eastern U.S. salt marshes, providing particulate nutrient filtration and enhanced vegetative growth services. Wetland loss in the […]
This study reports findings of an analysis of modifications to the incident wave field caused by constructed Oyster Castle® breakwater systems at Gandys Beach Preserve […]
This publication provides community leaders, citizens, and contractors with guidance on key elements that should be considered when embarking on living shoreline projects, as well […]
Ribbed mussels occupy multiple habitats across the salt marsh landscape—along primary low marsh shorelines, within tidal creeks, and across the high marsh platform. Through their […]
Historically, eroding shorelines have been managed through the implementation of hardened infrastructure such as seawalls, bulkheads, and revetments. As these structure are spatially static, they […]
Specific guidance is needed for ecoshorelines due to these and other unique requirements for working on developed coasts. The objective of this document is to, […]
Many documents have been developed with the objective of educating policymakers, regulators, and property owners on the engineering and ecological aspects of living shorelines. The […]
Coastal inlets separate individual barrier islands or barrier spits and adjacent headlands (Hayes and Fitzgerald 2013). Inlets modify longshore transport and store sediment in flood […]