Research
Assessing The Potential For Eelgrass Restoration
In The Squamish Estuary, British Columbia
by Margot Hessing-Lewis
The following are selecetions from Margo Hessing-Lewis' thesis submitted to the Department of Geography at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, June, 2005
In The Squamish Estuary, British Columbia
by Margot Hessing-Lewis
The following are selecetions from Margo Hessing-Lewis' thesis submitted to the Department of Geography at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, June, 2005
Terms of Reference (PDF)
Newsletter
Methods (PDF)
Community Mapping Network
Funding & Partnerships
Photo Gallery
Eelgrass Protection
Achievements
"The primary goal of this thesis project was to assess the potential for conducting eelgrass (Zostera marina) restoration in the Squamish Estuary, British Columbia. Eelgrass restoration was considered from a community-based approach as a means to restore critical fisheries habitat and other key ecosystem services in the estuary. These processes have been negatively affected by the loss of estuarine habitat caused by past and present industrial, commercial and residential development in the Squamish Estuary and its surrounding watersheds. An assessment of the restoration of eelgrass in this area must take into account the dynamic environmental characteristics of this region, in order to determine if they meet the habitat requirements for eelgrass survival and growth, which has not been previously studied in fjordal estuaries...." Margo Hessing-Lewis
Margot Hessing-Lewis Chapter 4:Results
"This chapter has presented the results from the analysis of the Squamish Estuary pilot eelgrass project. Results include spatial and temporal variability of survivorship numbers, blade length, water-column variables, substrate qualities and eelgrass mapping..." Margo Hessing-Lewis
Margot Hessing-Lewis Chapter 6:Summary & Recommendations
"This chapter summarizes the results of the Squamish Estuary eelgrass transplant pilot project and provides recommendations for larger-scale eelgrass restoration projects in this region and other similar community-based projects. Furthermore, the community-based context and appropriateness of methodology and project design are discussed. Finally, the project’s success is evaluated by re-examining the project objectives with regards to the results obtained." Margo Hessing-Lewis
Margot Hessing-Lewis References
Contact Margot Hessing-Lewis at margoshl@hotmail.com