Guaranteeing coastal wetland survival under sea level rise through nature-based beneficial-use dredged sediment placement: A Galveston Bay living laboratory Grant uri icon

abstract

  • The research goal for this proposal is to quantify the benefits to nearby marsh systems and adjacent coastal communities obtained from strategic subaqueous Beneficial Use of Dredge Material (BUDM) placement. The intent is to (1) measure sedimentation rates at the edge and inside of a target marsh system as a result of nearby sill placement and (2) assess the ecosystem service benefit in coastal flood risk reduction for coastal communities with and without BUDM support to adjacent marsh systems.

date/time interval

  • February 2020 - January 2024