Table 2. Planting summary by regions — Atlantic, gulf, 

 Peninsular Florida, and Pacific. 

 ATLANTIC, GULF, and PENINSULAR FLORIDA REGIONS 

 Smooth cordgrass 



Propagule 



Sprig" 



Seedling 



Plug 



Seeds 



Elevation 



low tidal range, MLW to MHW 

 high tidal range, MTL to MHW 



Upper 30 to 50 per- 

 cent of tidal range 



Fetch (km) 



<S 



<5 



< 5 



<1.0 



Salinity (°/^^) 



< 40 



< 40 



< 40 



< 35 



Density 



marsh develoi.ment - 1-meter centers 

 stabilization - 0.3- to 0.6-meter centers 



50 to 100 viable 

 seeds per square 

 meter 



Date 



North, early spring to early summer 

 South, late winter to mid-summer 



Spring 



Fertilization 



N and P first year on sandy or nutrient 

 deficient substrates 



Somewhat more respon- 

 sive than transplants 



Saltmeadow cordgrass 



Gulf cordgrass^ 



Propagule 



Sprig^ Seedling 



Sprig3 



Elevation 



MHW to extreme high tide 



MHW to extreme high tide 



Density 



0.5 to 1.0 meter on centers 



0.5 to 1.0 meter on centers 



Date 



Spring and early summer 



Spring and summer 



Fertilization 



N and P on sandy or nutrient 

 deficient substrates 



None 





Red manRrove** 



Black ma 



HRrovo'' 



Propagule 



1 to 2 years 



3 to 6 years 



1 to 2 years 



3 to 6 years 



Elevation 



WTL to MHT 



MLW to MHT 



MTL to extreme high tide 



Fetch (km) 

 Stabilized 

 Unstabilized 



<5 

 <1 



<10 

 < 2 



<8 



<2 



<12 

 < 4 



Salinity ("/ ) 



15 to 40 



5 to 50 



Density ("^/plant) 



1 



2 to 3 



1 



2 to 3 



Date 



Seedlings in late February through March 

 Large plants, year round 



See footnotes at end of table 



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