Abstract
We conducted a programmatic assessment of ecological restoration within the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS). The NERRS encompasses a network of 26 protected areas in 20 coastal states and Puerto Rico, representing a broad diversity of aquatic and terrestrial habitat types among pristine and disturbed settings. Nearly all of the reserves provide opportunities for habitat restoration and enhancement, and for research in restoration ecology. While the political, scientific, and management issues affecting restoration among the reserves vary, general restoration priorities are similar. The reserves provide a fertile arena for the development and standardization of restoration monitoring protocols and for the development of innovative restoration technologies and applications.
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