{"id":986,"date":"2026-08-11T14:29:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T18:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/abl\/?page_id=986"},"modified":"2026-08-28T09:35:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T13:35:25","slug":"coastal-restoration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/abl\/coastal-restoration\/","title":{"rendered":"Coastal Restoration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW122162937 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">Coastal restoration projects are often evaluated based on their ability to recover habitats or restore target species. At the ABL, we focus on an\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW122162937 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">additional<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW122162937 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">\u00a0question: how restoration activities influence the chemical, microbial, and biogeochemical processes that support long-term ecosystem health and resilience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Projects related to Coastal Restoration:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Restore Lagoon Inflow\u00a0(2024-2029).\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Funded by Florida Department of Environmental Protection\u00a0(In collaboration with Florida Institute of Technology)<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Banana River, part of the Indian River Lagoon\u00a0that extends down much of the east coast of central Florida, suffers from\u00a0poor water quality that can\u00a0cause\u00a0fish and marine mammal\u00a0fatalities. This project\u00a0seeks\u00a0to quantify the impact of a pilot-scale reintroduction of fresh ocean water\u00a0to\u00a0the lagoon.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1020\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1020\" class=\"wp-image-1020\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/08\/coastal_work.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/08\/coastal_work.jpg 1430w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/08\/coastal_work-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/08\/coastal_work-1024x560.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/08\/coastal_work-768x420.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Collecting sediment cores to analyze current chemical properties<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1021 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/08\/fdep.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/08\/fdep.png 203w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/08\/fdep-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2. <em><strong>Plastic-free restored habitats: Reducing micro- and macro-plastic pollution in community-based restoration of coastal shorelines and oyster reefs (2024-2027).<\/strong><\/em> <em>Funded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, Marine Debris Program (In collaboration with Texas A&amp;M University, University of Texas, and Texas Sea Grant)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As restoration practitioners increasingly try to avoid placing any plastic materials into the environment, new non-plastic alternatives need to be tested and evaluated. This project investigates the chemical composition and biogeochemical impact of several novel materials on the sediment and water where they are placed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1022\" style=\"width: 387px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1022\" class=\"wp-image-1022\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/08\/materials.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"377\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/08\/materials.jpg 678w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/08\/materials-280x300.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1022\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Restoration materials to be studied include a) Naltex\u00ae plastic mesh, b)BESE-mesh biopolymer, c) Cement-jute rings, and d) Natrx\u00ae basalt fiber bag<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1023\" style=\"width: 718px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1023\" class=\"wp-image-1023\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/08\/mosquito-lagoon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"708\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/08\/mosquito-lagoon.jpg 1430w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/08\/mosquito-lagoon-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/08\/mosquito-lagoon-1024x532.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/08\/mosquito-lagoon-768x399.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1023\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Field and lab analysis of restoration materials from Mosquito Lagoon, FL<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coastal restoration projects are often evaluated based on their ability to recover habitats or restore target species. At the ABL, we focus on an\u00a0additional\u00a0question: how restoration activities influence the chemical, microbial, and biogeochemical processes that support long-term ecosystem health and resilience. Projects related to Coastal Restoration:\u00a0 Restore Lagoon Inflow\u00a0(2024-2029).\u00a0Funded by Florida Department of Environmental Protection\u00a0(In [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-986","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Coastal Restoration - Aquatic Biogeochemistry Lab<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/abl\/coastal-restoration\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Coastal Restoration - Aquatic Biogeochemistry Lab\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Coastal restoration projects are often evaluated based on their ability to recover habitats or restore target species. 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