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Estuarine Science
ERF Partnership Principles of Estuarine Habitat Restoration
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Practitioners need to build on the existing foundation for restoring physical structure in estuaries, like water flow patterns and vegetation, to learn how to restore function.
They must identify ways to transfer knowledge from smaller intensively managed restoration sites to much larger restoration efforts, moving from demonstration projects to larger geographic areas.
They need to learn more about the effects of sea level rise, sedimentation and a host of other variables to help set appropriate goals and success indicators for restoration projects in their dynamic natural environments.
They need improved models at the habitat level to help with site selection, understanding tidal flows and selection of reference sites for individual projects. Better models at the ecosystem level will help in understanding things such a life cycles of particular species and links between habitats.
And there are still many other challenges to face regarding estuarine habitat restoration science. We must find practical solutions that do a better job of balancing human and ecological needs, as well as a better job of sharing what is known about the restoration process so that we can continue to move forward in our innovation.
Restore America's Estuaries is committed to acting as a guide to help all of this occur and we invite you to explore the various aspects of estuarine science that we are involved with in our work.
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