caa a22 4500 445893397 CHVBK 20180317145623.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10750-011-0755-8 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10750-011-0755-8 Sediment characteristics of a restored saltmarsh and mudflat in a managed realignment scheme in Southeast England [Elektronische Daten] [Margaret Kadiri, Kate Spencer, Catherine Heppell, Paul Fletcher] Sediment characteristics and vegetation composition were measured in a restored and natural saltmarsh and mudflat at Wallasea Island managed realignment scheme (Essex, UK) from January to December 2007. The similar sediment characteristics in the restored and natural mudflat indicated that the sediment in the restored mudflat was approaching natural conditions. However, the sediment characteristics in the restored saltmarsh were not becoming similar to those in the natural saltmarsh. The sediment moisture content, organic matter content and porosity were lower while the sediment bulk density, salinity and pH were higher in the restored compared to the natural saltmarsh. The dissimilarities were mainly due to differences in the vegetation abundance and organic matter content. Although, 18months after restoration the restored saltmarsh was only sparsely vegetated and there was no net change in the sediment characteristics, the occurrence of Salicornia europaea L. demonstrated that pioneer saltmarsh vegetation establishment preceded the development of sediment characteristics. Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2011 Managed realignment nationallicence Saltmarsh nationallicence Mudflat nationallicence Dredged sediment nationallicence Restoration nationallicence Beneficial re-use nationallicence Kadiri Margaret Department of Geography, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK aut Spencer Kate Department of Geography, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK aut Heppell Catherine Department of Geography, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK aut Fletcher Paul School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK aut Hydrobiologia Springer Netherlands 672/1(2011-09-01), 79-89 0018-8158 672:1<79 2011 672 10750 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-011-0755-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-011-0755-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kadiri Margaret Department of Geography, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Spencer Kate Department of Geography, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Heppell Catherine Department of Geography, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fletcher Paul School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Hydrobiologia Springer Netherlands 672/1(2011-09-01), 79-89 0018-8158 672:1<79 2011 672 10750 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer