Salt marshes are among the most abundant, fertile, and accessible coastal habitats on earth,
and they provide more ecosystem services to coastal populations than any other …

Many wetlands harbour highly diverse biological communities and provide extensive
ecosystem services; however, these important ecological features are being altered …

Ecosystem recovery from anthropogenic disturbances, either without human intervention or
assisted by ecological restoration, is increasingly occurring worldwide. As ecosystems …

Managed realignment is growing in popularity as a means of defending estuaries in the face
of increasing wave activity and sea level rise. Being a comparatively new approach to …

Abstract In 1980 the State of Connecticut began a tidal marsh restoration program targeting
systems degraded by tidal restrictions and impoundments. Such marshes become …

Estuaries and other coastal habitats are considered essential for the survival of early life
stages of commercial, recreational, and other ecologically important species. While early …

Assessing the response of salt marshes to tidal restoration relies on comparisons of
ecosystem attributes between restored and reference marshes. Although this approach …

Forging stronger linkages between geomorphology and ecosystem ecology depends, in
part, upon developing common conceptualizations of an ecosystem. Because most …

For an estuarine restoration project to be successful it must reverse anthropogenic effects
and restore lost ecosystem functions. Restoration projects that aim to rehabilitate …

We compiled salt marsh monitoring datasets from 36 complete or imminent restoration
projects in the Gulf of Maine to assess regional monitoring and restoration practices. Data …