CONTENTS 



Page 



I INTRODUCTION 11 



1. General 11 



2. Biology of Spartina alterniflova 12 



3. Characteristics of the North Carolina Coast 14 



II PROCEDURE 14 



III PROPAGATION 15 



1. Transplanting 19 



2. Seeding 42 



3. Site Requirements 71 



IV MARSH DEVELOPMENT 76 



V SHORE PROTECTION AND SUBSTRATE STABILIZATION . 90 



1. Snow's Cut 90 



2. Cedar Island 99 



VI THE RELATIONSHIP OF MINERAL NUTRIENTS TO PRODUCTIVITY 



OF SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA 102 



1. Nutrient Status of Natural Stands 104 



2. Effects of Fertilizer 123 



VII PLANTING SPECIFICATIONS - SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA 147 



1. Transplanting 147 



2. Planting Dates 148 



3. Fertilization 148 



4. Seeding 148 



VIII OTHER SPECIES 149 



IX SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 150 



LITERATURE CITED „ 152 



TABLES 



1 Experimental Sites 16 



2 Comparison of Growth of Four Transplant Types 



S. alterniflora Collected and Transplanted at 



Drum Inlet 21 



3 First-Year Aerial Yield of S. alterniflora Transplants 



from Four Locations Grown in a Flooded Nursery, 



Clayton, North Carolina 26 



