Figure 3
Characteristics of vertical accretion of sediments and surface elevation change. Vertical accretion of sediments (a) and surface elevation change (b) comparisons for created mangrove wetlands versus their paired reference sites depict a differential reliance on drivers of surface elevation change. Solid blue lines (a,b) represent a 1:1 relationship for x and y axes. Vertical accretion of sediments (c) and surface elevation change (d) versus age for created mangrove wetland sites (as in January 2016) relative to naturally established reference mangrove wetland response indicates the trajectory of development toward natural forest condition. Symbols (a,b) represent means (±SE, bi-directional) of average vertical accretion of sediments or surface elevation change response by site, and means (±SE) of vertical accretion of sediments (c) or surface elevation change (d) along the age gradient.
