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Environmental Sciences
Sheron Luk, Meagan J. Eagle, Giulio Mariotti, Kelsey Gosselin, Jonathan Sanderman, Amanda C. Spivak
Summary: Salt marsh ponds expand and deepen over time, potentially reducing ecosystem carbon storage and resilience. Erosion and decomposition are two mechanisms of carbon loss in the ponds, with erosion accounting for redistributed carbon and decomposition causing loss. The study found that ponding effects on carbon dynamics are shallow and mainly affect the surface soils, while the properties and organic matter composition of deeper soil horizons are similar to the marsh. Overall, the ponds negatively impact ecosystem carbon storage but at current densities, they are not causing widespread degradation of marshes in the studied system.
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(2023)
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Julia D. S. Friese, Axel Temming, Andreas Daenhardt
Summary: This study explores the fish and crustacean species in German Wadden Sea salt marshes, highlighting ten dominant species and seasonal and diurnal patterns in nekton communities.
ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Joseph A. M. Smith, Michael Pellew
Summary: Ponds in salt marshes are often misinterpreted as a sign of degradation, but they can also be part of a natural cyclical process. This study found that in unditched salt marshes, the net pond area has remained stable since 1970, indicating a dynamic equilibrium between pond formation and recovery. Changes in pond dynamics may be occurring independently of each other, possibly due to factors such as a decrease in pond formation rate, an increase in pond breaching rate, and a lag in vegetation recovery rate.
ESTUARIES AND COASTS
(2021)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Janine B. Adams, Jacqueline L. Raw, Taryn Riddin, Johan Wasserman, Lara Van Niekerk
Summary: The restoration of salt marsh is crucial for natural coastal protection and climate change mitigation. A socio-ecological systems framework has been proposed to guide meaningful management interventions, with specific measures such as routing stormwater run-off to abandoned salt works to recreate aquatic habitats and provide nutrient filtration. This approach can be generalized and applied at a national scale to prioritize the restoration of degraded salt marsh areas.
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Ecology
Amy C. Schwarzer, W. Andrew Cox, Brett Tornwall
Summary: Understanding habitat selection by breeding birds and their newly fledged young is crucial for the conservation of vulnerable species. Research on Worthington's marsh wren and MacGillivray's seaside sparrow revealed that tall, dense cordgrass plays a significant role in their nesting and fledgling stages in southeastern Atlantic salt marshes.
JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
(2022)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Minjie Hu, Jordi Sardans, Yixun Le, Yifan Wang, Josep Penuelas, Chuan Tong
Summary: This study investigated the impact of salinity gradient on phosphorus release from sediments in estuarine tidal marshes. Results showed significant variations in phosphorus concentrations along the freshwater-oligohaline transition, with a possible link to the release of iron-bonded phosphorus stimulated by sulfate reduction.
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Environmental Sciences
Kenneth W. Able
Summary: Evidence of sea-level rise in the Mullica River-Great Bay area stretches over hundreds of years, with recent occurrences of ghost forests indicating the increasing threat to salt marsh ecosystems. Rising sea levels, exacerbated by subsidence, are causing significant changes to the landscape and wildlife in the region, making it an ideal location to study the effects of sea-level rise.
ESTUARIES AND COASTS
(2021)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Yiyang Xu, Tarandeep S. Kalra, Neil K. Ganju, Sergio Fagherazzi
Summary: This study used a 3D fully coupled modeling system to simulate the final vegetation cover and timescale of salt marshes under different forcing conditions. The simulations showed that sediment concentration, settling velocity, sea level rise, and tidal range each had different impacts on the equilibrium coverage and timescale of marshes.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Kieren P. Beaumont, Sabine Dittmann
Summary: This study investigated the changes in ground cover, seed banks, and seed rain in a pond after tidal reconnection. The results showed that seed densities varied over time and were influenced by the abundance of reproductive plants. Seed dispersal and reestablishment of vegetation may be maximized by conducting tidal reconnection when seed densities are highest.
APPLIED VEGETATION SCIENCE
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Chuang Jin, Zheng Gong, Lei Shi, Kun Zhao, Rafael O. Tinoco, Jorge E. San Juan, Liang Geng, Giovanni Coco
Summary: Salt marshes play a key role in attenuating wave energy and promoting sedimentation necessary to potentially adapt to sea level rise. The soil surface elevation in the marsh region varies spatially and temporally as a function of marsh topography, inundation frequency, and distance to the salt marsh edge. The sedimentation rate reduces linearly shoreward and is highest around the mean high-water level, moving towards the edge of the salt marsh with marsh extension and increasing soil surface elevation.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Marine
Ying Zhao, Zhong Peng, Qing He, Yuxi Ma
Summary: This study examines the wave attenuation over combinations of different vegetation types on tidal flats. The results show that the impact of vegetation combinations lies between that of individual vegetation types. The study proposes an empirical formula for calculating the wave transmission coefficient, taking into account multiple vegetation characteristics.
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Ecology
Hem Nalini Morzaria-Luna, Joy B. Zedler
Summary: This study investigates the influence of Triglochin concinna on the salt marsh plain plant assemblage in terms of nitrogen dynamics. The results show that Triglochin can accumulate nitrogen in its roots and shoots, release nitrogen to neighbors as its litter decomposes, and reduce the biomass of surrounding plants. This suggests that Triglochin can play a role in the restoration of salt marsh vegetation.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Editorial Material
Environmental Sciences
Mackenzie Fiss
Summary: Mackenzie Fiss describes the application of Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS) in analyzing complex mixtures of dissolved organic matter, such as those found in salt marshes.
NATURE REVIEWS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kerstin Wasson, Karen E. Tanner, Andrea Woofolk, Sean McCain, Justin P. Suraci
Summary: Wetland restoration offers valuable opportunities to study vegetation dynamics and inform future projects, with consumer effects being crucial for the success of salt marsh restoration efforts. Effective management strategies to mitigate negative consumer impacts are essential for successful restoration, highlighting the importance of a comprehensive approach that considers the interplay between terrestrial and marine vegetation.
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Ecology
R. S. Fulford, K. Houghton, J. James, M. Russell
Summary: Estuaries play a vital role in providing ecosystem services, but they are facing increasing stress from human activities. This study focuses on the interaction between the management priorities of limiting eutrophication and restoring submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) in estuaries. The research examines the contribution of SAV to nitrogen cycling and compares nitrogen cycling between SAV and bare sediment habitats in a coastal estuary. The findings highlight the importance of habitat type in nitrogen cycling, particularly near the river mouth where sediment nitrogen levels are higher.
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Environmental Sciences
Jennifer C. Doerr, Hui Liu, Thomas J. Minello
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(2016)
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Lawrence P. Rozas, Thomas J. Minello
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(2015)
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(2015)
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Ecology
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(2016)
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Ecology
Thomas J. Minello
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(2017)
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Ecology
Thomas J. Minello, Mark C. Benfield
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(2018)
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Fisheries
Jennifer P. Leo, Thomas J. Minello, William E. Grant
MARINE AND COASTAL FISHERIES
(2018)
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Ecology
Thomas J. Minello, Mark C. Benfield
MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES
(2018)
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Environmental Sciences
Lawrence P. Rozas, Thomas J. Minello, Darrin D. Dantin
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(2012)
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Environmental Sciences
Thomas J. Minello, Lawrence P. Rozas, Ronald Baker
ESTUARIES AND COASTS
(2012)
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Environmental Sciences
Lawrence P. Rozas, Thomas J. Minello, M. Scott Miles
ESTUARIES AND COASTS
(2014)
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Fisheries
Ronald Baker, Masami Fujiwara, Thomas J. Minello
FISHERIES RESEARCH
(2014)
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Fisheries
Michael P. Carey, Phillip S. Levin, Howard Townsend, Thomas J. Minello, Glen R. Sutton, Tessa B. Francis, Chris J. Harvey, Jodie E. Toft, Katie K. Arkema, Jennifer L. Burke, Choong-Ki Kim, Anne D. Guerry, Mark Plummer, Georgi Spiridonov, Mary Ruckelshaus
ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE
(2014)
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Fisheries
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(2014)
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Ronald Baker, Brian Fry, Lawrence P. Rozas, Thomas J. Minello
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