Catherine C. Thomas, Susan E. Bailey, Karen G. Keil, Paul R. Schroeder, and Brian D. Harris

Woodtick Peninsula is a barrier peninsula in western Lake Erie where restoration activities are being planned to combat erosion of the peninsula wetlands through placement of dredged material. As part of the restoration effort, design of an artificial reef is currently underway to function as a b...

Lisa G. Chambers, Anthony J. Mirabito, Shannon Brew, Chelsea K. Nitsch, Jehangir H. Bhadha, Nia R. Hurst, and Jacob F. Berkowitz

Soil carbon (C) storage is a globally important ecosystem service with the potential to contribute to climate change mitigation. Wetlands are heavily researched hot spots for soil C storage. Despite the growing number of wetland soil C inventories, most studies focus only on total C quantificatio...

Catherine Johnson, Elizabeth Van Dolah, Brian Davis, Isaac Hametz, Erin Putalik, and Marantha Dawkins

This report covers findings from the second year of the Preserving Coastal Parklands project, funded by a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units grant through the US Army Corps of Engineers Engineering With Nature program. This research was done in cooperation with Assateague Island National Seashor...

Catherine Johnson, Elizabeth Van Dolah, Brian Davis, Isaac Hametz, Erin Putalik, and Marantha Dawkins

This report covers findings from the first year of the Preserving Coastal Parklands project, funded by a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units grant through the US Army Corps of Engineers Engineering With Nature program. This research was done in cooperation with Colonial National Historical Park. ...

Chuck Theiling, Alyssa Calomeni, Nicole Bosco, Steve Dinsmore, Hugh Howe, Todd Gosselink, Keith Schilling, Matthew Streeter, and Perry Thostenson

A July 2024 article in Wetland Science & Practice, vol. 42, is now available. It focuses on two flood control dams, Saylorville Lake and Lake Red Rock, situated on the Des Moines River above and below Des Moines, Iowa. These dams support extensive wetlands and are managed for multiple uses in...

Brian Harris, Justin Shawler, Jonathan Hubler, Nina Stark, Peter Tereszkiewicz, William Caldwell, Jonathan Moore, and Leigh Provost

Coastal beach and dune ecosystems are critically important for shoreline protection and significant resources have been allocated to their conservation. Dune vegetation is known to modify site response to wind, waves, and storms, but little focus has been given to understanding how belowground se...