FIGURE 18. Surveying to determine the elevation of our plantings in 

 relation to that of the natural marsh at lie Grande, May 

 1981. Note transplants on creek banks between surveyors 

 and on right creek bank toward the village from the white 

 stake . 



1981 Plantings 



Based on results of all earlier plantings, we established 2 1 

 additional experimental plantings in May 1981 utilizing about 4900 

 transplants at lie Grande. Most of the planting effort was 

 concentrated on establishing cover on the bare creek banks which were 

 at this time beginning to erode due to decay of the binding root mat 

 and undercutting by tidal waters (Fig. 19). Two rows of Halimione 

 transplants (sprigs) were planted on the edge of the creek banks with 

 two rows of Puccinellia transplants (plugs) adjacent to and toward the 

 marsh along several intertidal creeks (Fig. 20). Many other areas, 

 still bare of vegetation 2 years after the catastrophe, were planted to 

 increase the probability of revegetation (Figs. 21, 22, 23). All 

 transplants were spaced 0.5m apart. Cover was determined for selected 

 plantings. All experimental plantings were surveyed to determine 

 relative elevations, and the photographic record was continued. 



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