Saltmarsh restoration, Gulfport Reach (Bergen 2000)

OPP-GRNCV3permanent identifier · cite as oceanportfolio.org/p/OPP-GRNCV3

Completed (successful/maintained)

Country: USA

Goal

Technique: Planting saltmarsh (seeds, seedlings or sods) Between April 1995 and June 1996, 39,650 S. alterniflora seedlings and 350 transplants were planted in 0.68 ha of denuded fringe marsh at Gulfport Reach - 0.9 km south of the origin of the January 1990 spill. Seedlings were nursery grown (until becoming 15-20 cm mature transplants) in 5 cm2 peat pots from seeds collected on Staten Island. All seedlings were fertilized with 30 g of Osmocote 18-6-12, 8–9 month time rel Spatial extent 6800 ha as reported. Reported project duration 3,0 year(s). Average survival 15,0% as reported.

Team

Project's total contribution

No scored contributions yet

Recorded result

Marsh area

1 variable · 68 km² · 1995-01-01 to 1995-12-31 · recorded at Completed (successful/maintained)

pending

Self-reported

Marsh area · 1.1.4.1

pending

0 → 68 km2 · health —% → —%

Method: Spatial extent reported in the source: Bergen A, Alderson C, Bergfors R, Aquila C, Matsil M (2000) Restoration of a Spartina alterniflora salt marsh following a fuel oil spill, New York City, NY. Wetl Ecol Manag 8:185–198.

A variable shows "pending" instead of a contribution when no domain area has been set for it yet — the share of the world a project touched cannot be computed without one. The health percentages are accurate regardless.