Our work is communicated as peer-reviewed academic articles, reports to government regulators and project partners, and contributions to regulations and policy. Where possible, group publications are listed here, with download links and summaries.
Academic journal articles
- Allochthonous carbon primarily of marine origin in Irish saltmarshes: novel insights from bacteriohopanepolyol biomarkers
Sustainable Microbiology, 2025
Enhancing our understanding of OC sequestration in two Irish saltmarshes - Seascape connectivity: evidence, knowledge gaps and implications for temperate coastal ecosystem restoration practice and policy
npj Ocean Sustainability, 2025
Recommendations to deliver seascape restoration of coastal habitats - Maximising Blue Carbon Stocks through Saltmarsh Restoration
2023, Frontiers in Marine Science
Relative tidal height and saltmarsh vegetation communities are key drivers of carbon stock variability between restored saltmarshes – can this inform the location and design of future saltmarsh restoration schemes that aim to maximise climate change mitigation? - Rapid carbon accumulation at a saltmarsh restored by managed realignment exceeded carbon emitted in direct site construction
2022, PLOS ONE
Carbon burial at Steart Marshes is very quick – is it effective? - Invited perspectives: Managed realignment as a solution to mitigate coastal flood risks – optimizing success through knowledge co-production
2022, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
A framework to work with stakeholders and communities to define success variables of managed realignment projects - Restored saltmarshes have low beta diversity due to limited topographic variation, but this can be countered by management
Journal of Applied Ecology, 2022
Restored saltmarshes were less heterogeneous in topography than natural marshes - Manipulating saltmarsh microtopography modulates the effects of elevation on sediment redox potential and halophyte distribution
Journal of Ecology, 2019
Use topographic manipulation to enhance the diversity of created saltmarshes - Restored saltmarshes lack the topographic diversity found in natural habitat
Ecological Engineering, 2018
Managed realignments need to construct topographic heterogeneity, mirroring natural sites - Does managed coastal realignment create saltmarshes with ‘equivalent biological characteristics’ to natural reference sites?
Journal of Applied Ecology, 2012
Marshes created by managed realignment do not satisfy the requirements of the EU Habitats Directive
Reports
- World Saltmarsh Day 2025
We are proud to have contributed to the WWF’s “State of the World’s Saltmarshes” report, which was released on 11th June, World Saltmarsh Day.
- Analysis and Evidence Gaps around Carbon Accumulation in Restored Saltmarshes
2023, DEFRA report ME5324
A collaboration with Jacobs and the Environment Agency