Marsh Accretion Rates at Restored and Natural Sites in Galveston Bay: Will Sea-Level Rise Drown Them?

Summary

The Texas Agricultural Experiment Station will set up a monitoring system composed primarily of Sediment Erosion Tables (SET) that will allow researchers to quantify the accretion rate in various restored and natural marshes along the upper Texas coast.

Basics

Upper Coast
N/A
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
$60,150

Classification

  • CMP 306
Planning Study Data Collection

Timeline

completed

Funding Sources

Source 1

07-007
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Primary
Federal
$38,348
11

Source 2

07-007
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Secondary
State
$23,802
11

Contacts

Responsibility
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Contact
Dr. Rusty Feagin Assistant Professor 1500 Research Parkway, Ste. B223 College Station, TX 77840 979.862.2612 979.862.2607 Email
Responsibility
General Land Office
Contact
Coastal Resources 1.800.998.4456 512.475.0773