Search results for: MARINE RESTORATION

• Converting beach wrack into a resource as a challenge for the Baltic Sea (an overview)

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  • B. Chubarenko
  • J. Woelfel
  • J. Hofmann
  • S. Aldag
  • J. Bełdowski
  • J. Burlakovs
  • T. Garrels
  • J. Gorbunova
  • S. Guizani
  • A. Kupczyk... and 7 others

  - OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT - Year 2021

  The paper distinguishes beach wrack, the marine generated organic part of beach cast, as a separate management object and discusses research questions related to its management and economically viable use. Based on experiences from the Baltic Sea and existing practices from countries with different management systems clear distinction between the management of natural and anthropogenic components of cast material is seen as an...

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• Use of a wastewater recovery product (struvite) to enhance subtropical seagrass restoration

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  • C. Macdonnell
  • F. A. Bydałek
  • T. Z. Osborne
  • A. Beard
  • S. Barbour
  • D. Leonard
  • J. Mąkinia
  • P. Inglett

  - SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT - Year 2022

  Seagrasses are in decline worldwide, and their restoration is relatively expensive and unsuccessful compared to other coastal systems. Fertilization can improve seagrass growth in restoration but can also release nutrients and pollute the surrounding ecosystem. A slow-release fertilizer may reduce excessive nutrient discharge while still providing resources to the seagrass's rhizosphere. In this study, struvite (magnesium ammonium...

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