Optimal integrated operation of reservoir-assisted stormwater treatment areas for estuarine habitat restoration

2012 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. 271-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
John W. Labadie ◽  
Fawen Zheng ◽  
Yongshan Wan
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Restoration ◽  
Stormwater Treatment ◽  
Estuarine Habitat ◽  
Stormwater Treatment Areas ◽  
Integrated Operation

Particle dynamics in stormwater treatment areas

2021 ◽  
Vol 160 ◽  
pp. 106131 ◽  
Author(s):  
David C. Fugate ◽  
Serge Thomas ◽  
Leonard J. Scinto
Keyword(s):  
Particle Dynamics ◽  
Stormwater Treatment ◽  
Stormwater Treatment Areas

scholarly journals Quantifying the Benefits of Estuarine Habitat Restoration in the Gulf of Mexico: an Introduction to the Theme Section

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (7) ◽  
pp. 1680-1691
Author(s):  
Melissa Vernon Carle ◽  
Kristopher G. Benson ◽  
James F. Reinhardt
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation ◽  
Habitat Restoration ◽  
Aquatic Vegetation ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Oyster Reefs ◽  
Estuarine Habitat ◽  
Marsh Restoration ◽  
Northern Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Potential Applicability

Abstract This collection of papers provides insights into methods and data currently available to quantify the benefits associated with estuarine habitat restoration projects in the northern Gulf of Mexico, USA, with potential applicability to other coastal systems. Extensive habitat restoration is expected to occur in the northern Gulf of Mexico region over the next several decades through funding associated with the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Papers in this section examine the development of vegetation, soil properties, invertebrate fauna, and nekton communities in restored coastal marshes and provide a conceptual framework for applying these findings to quantify the benefits associated with compensatory marsh restoration. Extensive meta-analysis of existing data for Gulf of Mexico coastal habitats further confirms that structured habitats such as marsh, submerged aquatic vegetation, and oyster reefs support greater nekton densities than nonvegetated bottom habitat, with oyster reefs supporting different species assemblages than marsh and submerged aquatic vegetation. Other papers demonstrate that while vegetation cover can establish rapidly within the first 5 years of restoration, belowground parameters such as root biomass and soil organic matter remain 44% to 92% lower at restored marshes than reference marshes 15 years after restoration. On average, amphipod and nekton densities are also not fully restored until at least 20 and 13 years following restoration, respectively. Additional papers present methods to estimate the benefits associated with marsh restoration projects, nekton productivity associated with coastal and estuarine habitats, and the benefits associated with the removal of derelict crab traps in Gulf of Mexico estuaries.

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