Living Shoreline Monitoring—How do I evaluate the environmental benefits of my living shoreline?
Vol. 2021 No. 1, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences
Vol. 2021 No. 1

Living Shoreline Monitoring—How do I evaluate the environmental benefits of my living shoreline? SS694/SL481, 1/2021

Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences
https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ss694-2021
Published 2021-01-20
Laura Reynolds
University of Florida
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4498-4641
Natalie C. Stephens
University of Florida
Savanna C. Barry
University of Florida
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8743-4383
Ashley R. Smyth
University of Florida
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6649-1864
A living shoreline including elements such as sills of materials made to recruit oysters. Credit: Mark Clark, UF/IFAS
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Reynolds, Laura, Natalie C. Stephens, Savanna C. Barry, and Ashley R. Smyth. 2021. “Living Shoreline Monitoring—How Do I Evaluate the Environmental Benefits of My Living Shoreline? SS694 SL481, 1 2021”. EDIS 2021 (1). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ss694-2021.
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Abstract

Living shorelines are structures made of natural materials such as oyster shell, sand, mangroves, salt marsh plants, and other organic materials built to protect properties from erosion. In addition to increasing shoreline stability, living shorelines enhance many valuable ecosystem functions. In this new 11-page publication of the UF/IFAS Department of Soil and Water Sciences, we provide homeowners, land managers, and Extension agents materials lists, protocols, and data sheets for measuring change in ecosystem function. Measuring and interpreting these measurements will help evaluate living shorelines projects as well as provide the foundation for monetarizing the value of these structures. Written by Laura K. Reynolds, Natalie C. Stephens, Savanna C. Barry, and Ashley R. Smyth.
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ss694

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