文摘
Background and Aims The success of tidal freshwater wetland restoration is typically gauged by the re-establishment of characteristics found in reference marshes. Although plant species composition may resemble reference marshes within a few years after the initiation of restoration, return of soil physicochemical properties may take much longer. We investigated soil characteristics in a post-levee breach freshwater tidal marsh restoration site (Liberty Island, California), and the impacts of soil compaction on the survival and growth of emergent macrophytes.