Trade-off’s in Restoration: Using Soil Amendments to Address Restoration Challenges for Plants

Nolan, Madeline; Bilodeau, Carina; Stratton, Lisa

doi:10.3368/er.38.1.32

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“…The recovery response of wetland vegetation to disturbance can be variable, but is often delayed as evidenced by well-documented time lags in marsh response to changing conditions (experimental or natural) in perennial salt marsh systems (Lohmus et al 2019;Beheshti et al 2021Beheshti et al , 2022. These conditions require monitoring experiments over extended time frames that can capture this variability across multiple growing seasons (Zedler et al 2003;Nolan et al 2020;Rabinowitz et al 2022).…”

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“…Active interventions to improve abiotic conditions may help facilitate vegetation development. Such interventions include irrigating with freshwater to reduce soil salinities and increase soil moisture, removing barriers in impounded areas or regrading to reestablish tidal flow and improve drainage, and tilling and amending compacted and nutrient‐poor soils (O'Brien & Zedler 2006; Brooks et al 2015; Nolan et al 2020). Actively seeding (Yuan et al 2020) and planting salt marsh plants (Zedler et al 2003) can also enhance vegetation development.…”

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“…Some studies have shown no sustained growth benefits of soil amendments (Vance et al 2003; Watson et al 2015), while others have shown greater marsh plant biomass, growth, and branching with amendments (Boyer et al 2001; O'Brien & Zedler 2006; Foster‐Martinez & Variano 2018). Depending on the amendments applied, there can also be trade‐offs of reducing soil salinities and enhancing cover of both native and non‐native species (Nolan et al 2020). Given these variable results, site‐specific studies that evaluate the efficacy of different restoration methods previously tested elsewhere (e.g., amending, decompacting, planting, seeding, irrigating) are a prudent prerequisite for establishing marsh vegetation at a restored site.…”

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Large‐scale field studies inform adaptive management of California wetland restoration

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Deza

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Restoration Ecology

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Salt marsh vegetation provides the structure that supports key wetland functions and the success of wetland restoration efforts depend on the establishment of vegetation, which can take decades. Field experiments aimed at identifying the factors that limit the colonization rate of marsh vegetation can be useful for guiding restoration efforts. We used field experiments and additional measurements to determine the causes for persistently low vegetation cover in a restored salt marsh in southern California. First, we characterized the soil properties of the marsh and found that high salinity and low soil moisture increased with elevation and improved with vegetation. Using this information, we conducted two field experiments-one in the high marsh and the other in the mid marsh to determine the effectiveness of different remedial actions (e.g. irrigation, soil decompaction, soil amendments, and planting and seeding different species) on increasing vegetation cover; the mid marsh experiment evaluated planting and seeding only. In the high marsh, plantings increased cover, and irrigation in combination with soil decompaction facilitated natural plant establishment. In the mid marsh, increases in vegetation cover varied by species planted. In both experiments, the marsh dominant (Salicornia pacifica) naturally recruited, increasing cover whereas seeding did not increase cover. In general, the magnitude and pace of vegetation growth was greater in the mid marsh relative to the high marsh that received less tidal inundation. Collectively, our results show how information gained from experiments conducted during wetland restoration can inform the processes underlying the establishment of vegetation.

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Guidelines for Revegetation of Oil and Gas Drilling Sites in the Western United States

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Perkins

2023

Reclamation Sciences

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Reclamation Highlights: There are broadly accessible guidelines for revegetation of oil and gas infrastructure for practitioners with introductory to intermediate experience in revegetation science. We present recommendations for the entire process of revegetation, from initial site analysis through postseeding management. Links to publicly available online revegetation resources are in the Literature Cited section.

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Trade-off’s in Restoration: Using Soil Amendments to Address Restoration Challenges for Plants

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Large‐scale field studies inform adaptive management of California wetland restoration

Large‐scale field studies inform adaptive management of California wetland restoration

Guidelines for Revegetation of Oil and Gas Drilling Sites in the Western United States

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