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Mangroves as Coastal Protection for Restoring Low-Energy Waterfront Property
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: Received: 8 February 2024 / Approved: 8 February 2024 / Online: 20 February 2024 (10:46:25 CET)
Version 2 : Received: 29 February 2024 / Approved: 1 March 2024 / Online: 1 March 2024 (18:31:16 CET)
Version 2 : Received: 29 February 2024 / Approved: 1 March 2024 / Online: 1 March 2024 (18:31:16 CET)
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Weaver, R.J.; Stehno, A.L. Mangroves as Coastal Protection for Restoring Low-Energy Waterfront Property. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2024, 12, 470. Weaver, R.J.; Stehno, A.L. Mangroves as Coastal Protection for Restoring Low-Energy Waterfront Property. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2024, 12, 470.
Abstract
Mangroves offer vital ecological advantages including air and water filtration, coastal and estuarine habitat provision, sediment stabilization, and wave energy absorption. Their intricate root systems play a key role in safeguarding shorelines from tsunamis and erosive storms by dissipating wave energy. Moreover, mangroves shield against boat wakes and wind-waves, bolstering shoreline defense. Wave dissipation is a function of forest width, tree diameter, and forest density. Restoration efforts of juvenile mangroves in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon (IRL) aim to reduce wave energy in areas vulnerable to erosion. Physical model testing of wave dissipation through mangroves is limited due to the complexity in representing the mangrove structure, where prop roots are non-uniform in both diameter and location. Previous studies have quantified wave dissipating effects through use of scaled and parameterized mangrove structures. This study measures the dissipation effects of live mangroves in a wave flume, forced by conditions representative of the IRL. These measurements are used to validate a parameterized dowel model. Error between wave attenuation factors for the live mangrove and dowel system was on average 2.5%. Validation of the modularized dowel system allowed for further parameterized testing to understand forest structure effects, such as sediment stabilization and wave attenuation.
Keywords
mangrove; wave attenuation; restoration; physical model; laboratory experiment; tree parameterization sediment stabilization
Subject
Engineering, Other
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