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ArticleEstuarine, coastal and shelf science2019

Drainage enhancement effects on a waterlogged Rhode Island (USA) salt marsh.

Kenneth B Raposa, Robin L Weber, Wenley Ferguson, Jeffrey Hollister, Ron Rozsa, Nicole Maher, Alan Gettman

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Article in Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Runnels mitigate marsh drowning in microtidal salt marshes.Frontiers in environmental science · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Kenneth B RaposaNarragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Prudence Island RI USA.
Robin L WeberNarragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Prudence Island RI USA.
Wenley FergusonSave The Bay, Providence RI USA.
Jeffrey HollisterEnvironmental Protection Agency, Atlantic Ecology Division, Narragansett RI USA.
Ron RozsaEnvironmental Protection Agency, Atlantic Ecology Division, Narragansett RI USA.
Nicole MaherThe Nature Conservancy Long Island Chapter, Cold Spring Harbor NY USA.
Alan GettmanRhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Kingston RI USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Drainage enhancement (e.g., ditch digging, open-marsh water management, runnelling) has long been used to reduce tidal marsh soil waterlogging and surface ponding to promote salt hay production and mosquito control. Now it is also being used as a tool to enhance marsh resilience to sea-level rise despite a lack of studies that evaluate its effectiveness as an intervention approach. We therefore conducted a controlled field experiment to evaluate short-term responses to drainage enhancement of a Rhode Island (USA) salt marsh. Drainage enhancement elicited rapid physical changes in portions of the marsh including declines in water levels and marsh elevation, but the biological components examined (e.g., vegetation and bird community composition) were largely unaffected. In two of the four areas monitored, marsh surface inundation duration declined from > 75% to 3-10% and low water levels dropped by 20 cm. Mean annual marsh surface elevation in monitoring plots increased 5 mm one year after drainage enhancement but dropped to 11 mm below initial conditions after three years. The decline in elevation varied among habitats, with the greatest decline (18 mm) found in areas dominated by

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PMID39220562
PMCPMC11363153

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