| Title | Evaluating tidal wetland restoration performance using National Estuarine Research Reserve System reference sites and the Restoration Performance Index (RPI) |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2018 |
| Authors | Raposa, Kenneth B., Scott Lerberg, Craig Cornu, John Fear, Nina Garfield, Christopher Peter, Robin L. J. Weber, Gregg Moore, David Burdick, and Michelle Dionne |
| Secondary Title | Estuaries and Coasts |
| Volume | 41 |
| Pagination | p.36-51 |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Electronic Subscription |
| Keywords | Chesapeake Bay, Coos Bay, environmental monitoring, hydrology, marsh restoration, Narragansett Bay, North Carolina, restoration ecology, South Slough, Toledo (Or.), Wells (Maine), wetland vegetation, Yaquina River Estuary |
| Notes | Oregon’s estuaries have lost a lot of wetlands. Depending on the estuary, anywhere from 2% to 94% of native wetlands have been lost. Today, wetlands are being restored. But how do we know how successful wetland restoration projects may be? This article describes an analytical tool, the Restoration Performance Index, which compares different parameters between restored wetlands and unmodified reference sites. The authors compared 17 tidal wetland restoration projects in order to determine the level of restoration achieved, to compare excavation and hydrologic restoration projects, to identify key indicators for restoration effectiveness, and to evaluate the National Estuarine Research Reserve System as a source for reference sites. Full text of this article is available from the authors via ResearchGate. |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12237-017-0220-7 |
| Series Title | Estuaries and Coasts |
