Quantifying the effectiveness of shoreline armoring removal on coastal biota of Puget Sound.

ABSTRACT: Shoreline armoring is prevalent around the world with unprecedented human population growth and urbanization along coastal habitats. Armoring structures, such as riprap and bulkheads, that are built to prevent beach erosion and protect coastal infrastructure from storms and flooding can cause deterioration of habitats for migratory fish species, disrupt aquatic-terrestrial connectivity, and reduce overall coastal ecosystem health. Relative to armored shorelines, natural shorelines retain valuable habitats for macroinvertebrates and other coastal biota. One question is whether the impacts of armoring are reversible, allowing restoration via armoring removal and related actions of sediment nourishment and replanting of native riparian vegetation. Armoring removal is targeted as a viable opti

SUBMITTER: Lee TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5825941 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature