Contents
Section 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 6
Scope of the document.......................................................................................................7
Who is this document for? ..................................................................................................8
Structure of guidance .........................................................................................................9
Description of salt marshes and intertidal flats....................................................................10
Why and how are they threatened? ...................................................................................11
Importance of salt marsh and intertidal flat restoration ........................................................13
Feeding, roosting and nesting sites for shorebirds..............................................................15
Other sources of information.............................................................................................19
References ...................................................................................................................... 19
Section 2 Planning ................................................................................................................. 26
Guidance on making evidence-based decisions for conservation management ....................27
Guidance on planning coastal restoration and setting targets..............................................34
Section 3 Restoration approaches....................................................................................... 46
Guidance on facilitating tidal exchange to restore/create salt marshes and intertidal flats......47
Guidance on using sediment to restore/create salt marshes and intertidal flats.....................58
Guidance on reprofiling salt marshes and intertidal flats......................................................71
Guidance on restoring or creating salt marsh vegetation.....................................................77
Guidance on managing vegetation on intertidal flats ...........................................................84
Guidance on chemical control of Spartina spp....................................................................91
Guidance on physical control of Spartina spp. .................................................................... 99
Guidance on integrated control of Spartina spp. ............................................................... 106
Section 4 Management approaches for shorebirds ......................................................... 113
Guidance on managing artificial ponds for shorebirds ....................................................... 114
Guidance on creating islands for shorebirds..................................................................... 122
Guidance on managing/clearing vegetation for shorebirds ................................................ 131
Guidance on reducing disturbance of shorebirds .............................................................. 137
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