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Effect of artificial seagrass on hydrodynamic thresholds for the early establishment of Zostera marina
Carus, J.; Arndt, C.; Bouma, T.J.; Schröder, B.; Paul, M. (2022). Effect of artificial seagrass on hydrodynamic thresholds for the early establishment of Zostera marina. Journal of Ecohydraulics 7(1): 17-27. https://doi.org/10.1080/24705357.2020.1858197
In: Journal of Ecohydraulics. Taylor & Francis: Abingdon. ISSN 2470-5357; e-ISSN 2470-5365, meer
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current velocity; wave energy; seagrass restoration; erosion; ripple formation; bed shear stress |
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- Carus, J.
- Arndt, C.
- Bouma, T.J., meer
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Seagrass meadows have disappeared on many coastal sections due to anthropogenic disturbances, diseases, and/or eutrophication. To facilitate informed seagrass restoration, we i) quantified the hydrodynamic dislodgement thresholds for newly transplanted Z. marina shoots, and ii) tested the effect of artificial seagrass (ASG) as hydrodynamicprotection measure. Experiments were carried out by planting Z. marina rhizomes with living shoots into a sediment bed and exposing them to a range of wave and current conditions in a flume. The use of ASG significantly reduced wave height, as well as current velocity. The applied waves led to the development of ripples whereas currents led to erosion of the sediment bed. The number of shoots that were uprooted and dislodged increased with increasing bed shear stress and erosion. By reducing bed shear stress, the ASG raised the input current velocity threshold, which the transplanted shoots were able to withstand. The present study offers insight into the effect of artificial seagrass (ASG) on wave and current attenuation, as well as sediment erosion and shoot dislodgement. Our results help to inform on hydrodynamic thresholds for the early establishment of Z. marina and to define the improvement of hydrodynamic conditions by ASG.
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