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Vegetative erosion control in an oligohaline environment Currituck Sound, North Carolina

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Research on erosion control with vegetation by the Coastal Engineering Research Center (CERC) demonstrated that salt marsh plantings help dissipate wave energy causing deposition of sediments. These processes can convert eroding environments into depositional environments producing shore advancement. To evaluate the impact of shoreline plantings in oligohaline coastal environments, a 30 meter segment of a planting was monitored over an eight-year period. Within five years, erosion ceased, and at least 20 additional species of plants had invaded the study site.

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  1. Coastal Engineering Research Center, 22060, Fort Belvoir, Virginia

    C. S. Benner, P. L. Knutson, R. A. Brochu & A. K. Hurme

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Benner, C.S., Knutson, P.L., Brochu, R.A. et al. Vegetative erosion control in an oligohaline environment Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Wetlands 2, 105–117 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03160549

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