Coastal Meadow Vegetation Following a Century of Shielding Behind a Dike

• Published in: Estuaries and coasts Vol. 44; no. 8; pp. 2087 - 2099
• Main Authors: Andersen, Line Holm, Knudsen, Jeppe Storgaard, Sørensen, Thomas Bo, Skærbæk, Anna Sofie Krag, Bahrndorff, Simon, Pertoldi, Cino, Trøjelsgaard, Kristian, Bruhn, Dan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer Science + Business Media 01.12.2021; Springer US; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Coastal Sciences; Dikes; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecology; Embankments; Environment; Environmental conditions; Environmental factors; Environmental Management; Environmental protection; Europe; Flooding; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Habitats; Halophytes; meadows; ORIGINAL PAPER; Plant communities; Plant cover; Plants; salinity; Salt marshes; Saltmarshes; Shielding; soil; Species richness; Storms; Tidal floods; total nitrogen; Vegetation; Vegetation cover; Water and Health; Europe; dike; species richness; brackish marsh; Biodiversity; Corine biotypes; salt marsh

It is still common practice in Europe to dike salt marshes for agricultural use. This impacts both the vegetation and physical environment of the marsh. We studied the plant community, environmental conditions, and determined correlations between vegetation cover and diversity with environmental fac...