Challenges for restoration of coastal marine ecosystems in the anthropocene

A Abelson, DC Reed, GJ Edgar, CS Smith… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Coastal marine ecosystems provide critical goods and services to humanity but many are
experiencing rapid degradation. The need for effective restoration tools capable of …

Ecoengineering with ecohydrology: successes and failures in estuarine restoration

M Elliott, L Mander, K Mazik, C Simenstad… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Ecological Engineering (or Ecoengineering) is increasingly used in estuaries to re-
create and restore ecosystems degraded by human activities, including reduced water flow …

Detection and characterization of coastal tidal wetland change in the northeastern US using Landsat time series

X Yang, Z Zhu, S Qiu, KD Kroeger, Z Zhu… - Remote Sensing of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Coastal tidal wetlands are highly altered ecosystems exposed to substantial risk due to
widespread and frequent land-use change coupled with sea-level rise, leading to disrupted …

Restoring tides to reduce methane emissions in impounded wetlands: A new and potent Blue Carbon climate change intervention

KD Kroeger, S Crooks, S Moseman-Valtierra, J Tang - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Coastal wetlands are sites of rapid carbon (C) sequestration and contain large soil C stocks.
Thus, there is increasing interest in those ecosystems as sites for anthropogenic …

Meta‐analysis of ecosystem services associated with oyster restoration

RS Smith, SL Cheng, MCN Castorani - Conservation Biology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Restoration of foundation species promises to reverse environmental degradation and
return lost ecosystem services, but a lack of standardized evaluation across projects limits …

The potential to integrate blue carbon into MPA design and management

J Howard, E McLeod, S Thomas… - Aquatic …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Oceans and coasts provide a wide array of services to humans, including climate regulation,
food security, and livelihoods. Managing them well is vital to human well‐being as well as …

Tidal marsh restoration optimism in a changing climate and urbanizing seascape

NJ Waltham, C Alcott, MA Barbeau, J Cebrian… - Estuaries and …, 2021 - Springer
Tidal marshes (including saltmarshes) provide remarkable value for many social (cultural,
recreational) and environmental (fish production, water quality, shoreline protection, carbon …

Restored oyster reefs match multiple functions of natural reefs within a decade

RS Smith, B Lusk, MCN Castorani - Conservation Letters, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Global declines of foundation species have reduced ecological function at population,
community, and ecosystem levels. Restoration of foundation species promises to counter …

Applying cumulative effects to strategically advance large‐scale ecosystem restoration

HL Diefenderfer, GD Steyer, MC Harwell… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
International efforts to restore degraded ecosystems will continue to expand over the coming
decades, yet the factors contributing to the effectiveness of long‐term restoration across …

Salt marsh restoration

P Adam - Coastal wetlands, 2019 - Elsevier
Salt marsh restoration and rehabilitation projects have been initiated at many locations
around the world as a means of addressing past habitat loss as well as future threats …