Abstract
During June-July 1980, 21,000 15.2 cm diameter plugs of Juncus
roemerianus Scheele (needlerush) were transplanted from a natural marsh
to a 3.0 ha area of disturbed marsh that had been destroyed during a
bridge construction project. After 22 months, overall survival of the
plugs has been approximately 50%, with the major losses (100%) being in
the planted areas shaded by the bridge and in areas that were not graded
low enough. Essentially 100% survival and a 25-fold increase in number
of culms has occurred in those plugs placed at or slightly below the
natural marsh elevation.


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