Estuarine habitat restoration at Cape Cod National Seashore: The Hatches Harbor Prototype
Portnoy J, Roman C, Smith S, Gwilliam E. 2003. Estuarine habitat restoration at Cape Cod National Seashore: The Hatches Harbor Prototype. Park Science. 22(1):51-58
Tidal range (flooding) and salinity are driving forces that define salt marsh ecosystems. Recognizing this, and the degrading effects of human-imposed tidal restrictions, Cape Cod National Seashore and cooperating state and federal agencies have been working for 20 years to restore tidal flow to many diked salt marshes on Cape Cod. Currently scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey-Biological Resources Division, Cape Cod National Seashore, and universities are developing the long-term coastal ecosystem monitoring program for Cape Cod National Seashore, of which estuarine monitoring is an integral component. We report on the status of tide-restricted salt marshes within Cape Cod National Seashore and describe the approach and progress toward habitat restoration at Hatches Harbor (Provincetown, Massachusetts), our prototype for estuarine restoration and monitoring.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Portnoy, John; Roman, Charles; Smith, Stephen; Gwilliam, Evan
- Units
- CACO
- Keywords
- CACO, Cape Cod National Seashore, Dike, Estuary, Hatches Harbor, Herring River, Restoration, Salt Marsh