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A Vegetative Model for Restoration, Conservation, and Habitat Enhancement on Beneficial-Use Dredge Sediments, GMP project #MX974606
Being Conducted for the Bartaria/Terrebonne National Estuary Program by Mike Materne, LSU Ag Center
About this Project
The goal of this project is to develop baseline information on environmental parameters affecting the selection, establishment, and growth of plant species for dredge-restored sites. The specific objectives of the study are 1) to implement a comprehensive program of dredge materials/plant species research; 2) to initiate steps which reduce the time required for the establishment of productive plant communities on dredge materials; 3) to develop a methodology to re-vegetate and manage dredge materials that will support a more increased plant species-rich habitat than is currently being realized; 4) to identify the physical, chemical, and biological factors which control the success or failure of dredge material vegetative plantings; and 5) to provide planners, designers and builders with management strategies that incorporate an ecological and environmental perspective into dredge-material engineering.
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Salicornia europaca, glasswort, is a common plant of the higher saltmarsh... |
Traditional way of planting smooth cord grass Spartina alternalaflora. |
Aerial Application in March |
Defining the “micro” habitats and selecting the proper plant species for each habitat |
A small ridge having slightly greater elevation supports... |
Survival is poor when the elevation is not correct. |
Seed Distribution slide
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Disichilis spicata (saltgrass)... |
A toothache tree on a ridge will support migratory neotropical birds during migration |
Preparing the Spartina seed. |
In December a mature, reproducing marsh. |
