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Impacts of tilling, post-beach nourishment, on nesting shorebirds and sea turtles

A FWSR4 FY22 Science Support Partnership and Quick Response Project
Principal Investigator
Margaret Lamont

Dates

Start Date
2022
End Date
2025

Summary

The overarching goal of this project is to evaluate the FWS and State of Florida condition that requires beach tilling (to a depth of 3 feet) three years post-beach nourishment (and restoration) projects because of the perceived threat of sand compaction to nesting sea turtles and incubating sea turtle clutches. The FWS mandates this requirement throughout all southeastern states and FWC mandates it throughout Florida. This requirement, based on anecdotal data along Atlantic Florida beaches, guides our intent to target northern Gulf of Mexico beaches, to include Northwest Florida initially. At the request of the FWS, we propose to investigate if removal of this requirement will be detrimental, maintain or improve current levels of [...]

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Contacts

Principal Investigator :
Margaret Lamont
Lead Organization :
Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Funding Agency :
SSP-QR FWSR4
Co-Investigator :
Patricia Kelly

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USGS_Lamont_Sand Compaction Efforts in 2021-2022_final.pdf
“22-R4-01 Progress Report Feb 2023”
267.6 KB application/pdf

Project Extension

projectStatusIn Progress

Communities

  • SSP/QR FWSR4
  • USGS/FWS Science Support Partnership Program

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Additional Information

Alternate Titles

  • 22-R4-01

Identifiers

Type Scheme Key
RegistrationUUID LCC 0770ccbb-0933-4bc4-895f-22e540f54b85
StampID LCC FWSR421-LM1585

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