1.0EcoShape - ENhttps://www.ecoshape.org/enrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="nixDuuyGYg"><a href="https://www.ecoshape.org/en/concepts/strategically-placing-mud/">Strategically placing fine sediment</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ecoshape.org/en/concepts/strategically-placing-mud/embed/#?secret=nixDuuyGYg" width="600" height="338" title="“Strategically placing fine sediment” — EcoShape - EN" data-secret="nixDuuyGYg" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.ecoshape.org/en/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.ecoshape.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/mud-motor-port-of-harlingen-2-scaled.jpg25601707Dredged material can have a beneficial application in the growth of ecosystems, including marshes and mangrove belts. Its strategic placement in shallow tidal environments can exploit waves and currents to disperse the material. Where sediment accretes along intertidal shoals and mudflats, it supports marsh growth. Strategic spreading of dredged sediment has quantifiable benefits relative to […]