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The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) convened a steering committee of key state and federal agencies in 2022 to gather information to develop “A […]
The authors draw evidence from studies along the east and gulf coasts of the United States, where much research and implementation of oyster reef restoration […]
This report summarizes monitoring conducted at three pilot beneficial use of dredged material to enhance salt marsh projects in New Jersey. Constructed between August 2014 […]
NJDEP has undertaken this project in order to trial the beneficial use of dredged material to enhance salt marshes that benefit coastal communities in advance […]
The burial of “blue carbon” in coastal marsh soils is partially offset by marsh-atmosphere methane (CH4) fluxes, but this offset may be greater if other […]
Tidal marshes are an integral part of New Jersey’s estuaries. They form a charismatic green band that cleans water; provides critical habitat and food sources […]
The intent of this guidebook is to provide a framework to practitioners, natural resource managers and coastal restoration managers in the Mid-Atlantic region so that […]
Ribbed mussels are the functional dominant species in eastern U.S. salt marshes, providing particulate nutrient filtration and enhanced vegetative growth services. Wetland loss in the […]
This publication provides community leaders, citizens, and contractors with guidance on key elements that should be considered when embarking on living shoreline projects, as well […]
Ribbed mussels occupy multiple habitats across the salt marsh landscape—along primary low marsh shorelines, within tidal creeks, and across the high marsh platform. Through their […]