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1. REPORT NUMBER 

 SR-4 



2. GOVT ACCESSION NO. 



3. RECIPIENT'S CATALOG NUMBER 



4. TITLE (and SublKle) 



BUILDING SALT MARSHES ALONG THE COASTS OF THE 

 CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES 



5. TYPE OF REPORT & PERIOD COVERED 



Special Report 



6. PERFORMING ORG. REPORT NUMBER 



7. AUTHORfa; 



W. W. WOODHOUSE, Jr. 



a. CONTRACT OR GRANT NUMBERfsJ 



DACW72-76-C-0006 



PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS 



Department of the Army 



Coastal Engineering Research Center 



Kingman Building, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060 



G31530 

 F31234 



II. CONTROLLING OFFICE NAME AND ADDRESS 



Department of the Army 



Coastal Engineering Research Center 



Kingman Building, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060 



12. REPORT DATE 



May 1979 



13. NUMBER OF PAGES 

 96 



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Approved for public release; distribution unlimited. 



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Marsh building 



Marsh vegetation 



Stabilization 



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This is the first comprehensive report on coastal marsh creation in the 

 United States. This report provides potential users an analysis and interpre- 

 tation of the available information on this subject. The role of marshes, the 

 feasibility of marsh creation, and the effects of elevation, salinity, slope, 

 exposure, and soils on marsh establishment are discussed. Plants suitable for 

 marsh building are described by the major regions. Plant propagation, planting, 

 fertilization, and management of the major plants are discussed. Labor and 

 material requirements for marsh creation are summarized. 



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