Tidal Marsh and Estuary
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Current ecosystem state
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Management practices/drivers
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- Transition T1A More details
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No transition or restoration pathway between the selected states has been described
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Mechanism
This pathway represents human-influenced hydrologic changes such as construction of dikes, levees, drainage structures, and dams. This increases freshwater inputs, decreases saline inputs, and reduces connectivity between the upland and wetland areas.
Mechanism
This pathway represents a major disturbance from a massive tidal surge, an excessively damaging windstorm, or extended drought that removes most, if not all, of the existing vegetation. It also represents a transition from a native plant community to a non-native, invaded plant community. Non-native seed disbursement is introduced (intentionally or unintentionally), which alters the reference community.
Mechanism
This pathway represents a transition from human-influenced hydrologic changes and cultivation of commercial crops or pasture.
Mechanism
This pathway represents a hydrologic change to restore the tidally influenced native plant habitat.
Mechanism
This pathway represents human-influenced hydrologic changes such as construction of dikes, levees, drainage structures, and dams to establish cultivated crops or pasture.
Mechanism
This pathway represents restoration of the native plant community. Native seed sources and extensive management and mitigation of non-native species are needed to restore the community.
Mechanism
This pathway represents human-influenced hydrologic changes such as the construction of dikes, levees, drainage structures, and dams to establish cultivated crops or pasture.
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