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Effects of Substrate (Protection and Type) on Ribbed Mussel (Geukensia demissa) Recruitment for Living Shoreline Applications

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 […]

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Effects of Substrate (Protection and Type) on Ribbed Mussel (Geukensia demissa) Recruitment for Living Shoreline Applications report
Effects of Substrate (Protection and Type) on Ribbed Mussel (Geukensia demissa) Recruitment for Living Shoreline Applications
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 […]
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Ribbed mussel (Geukensia demissa) filtration services are driven by seasonal temperature and site-specific seston variability
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. […]
Predominant factors limiting the recovery of the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) in western Mississippi Sound, USA
Predominant factors limiting the recovery of the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) in western Mississippi Sound, USA
In addition to suitable substrate, successful oyster recruitment requires an adequate supply of planktonic larvae, followed by the subsequent survival and growth of early post-settlement […]
Cost and Effectiveness Analysis of Select New Jersey Living Shoreline Projects
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 […]
Sediment Placement Regulations of U.S. Coastal States and Territories: Towards Regional Sediment Management Implementation
Sediment Placement Regulations of U.S. Coastal States and Territories: Towards Regional Sediment Management Implementation
The American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) and Coastal States Organization (CSO) partnered with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Institute for Water […]
Wetland Resource Considerations for A New Jersey Natural and Working Lands Strategy (NJ Climate Change Alliance) report
Wetland Resource Considerations for A New Jersey Natural and Working Lands Strategy (NJ Climate Change Alliance)
The New Jersey Climate Change Alliance (The Alliance) is a network of diverse public, private, non governmental and academic organizations from across New Jersey facilitated […]
Integrating Climate Science into Coastal Resilience Planning and Decision Making in New Jersey
Nature Based Solutions Research Guide
Nature Based Solutions Research Guide
The impacts of climate change and the continual loss of nature endanger American communities, ecosystems, and infrastructure. To help us achieve climate, conservation and equity […]
Softening Our Shorelines report
Softening Our Shorelines
Over the past two decades the use of living shorelines to address coastal erosion has increased dramatically as landowners seek more natural solutions to shoreline […]
Oyster Habitat Restoration - Monitoring and Assessment Handbook
Oyster reefs or beds are a globally imperiled marine habitat, with degradation primarily driven by anthropogenic factors such as overharvest, changes to hydrology and salinity […]