Tidal saline wetland regeneration of sentinel vegetation types in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: An overview

摘要: Abstract Tidal saline wetlands in the Northern Gulf of Mexico (NGoM) are dynamic and frequently disturbed systems that provide myriad ecosystem services. For these services to be sustained, dominant macrophytes must continuously recolonize establish after disturbance. Macrophytes accomplish this regeneration through combinations vegetative propagation sexual reproduction, relative importance which varies by species. Concurrently, tidal wetland experience both anthropogenic natural hydrologic alterations, such as levee construction, sea-level rise, storm impacts, restoration activities. These alterations can affect success plant regeneration, leading large-scale, variable changes structure function. This review describes specific requirements four coastal along NGoM ( Spartina alterniflora , Avicennia germinans Juncus roemerianus Batis maritima ) compares them with current insights into potential future function highlight knowledge gaps literature need addressed.