Dredging Effects on Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Distribution in a New England Small Boat Harbor

While speculation on effects of dredging on seagrass beds is plentiful, actual empirical data documenting these effects are not. In this study, acoustic-based seagrass mapping techniques were used to generate detailed maps of seagrass distribution before and after dredging operations. Eelgrass (Zost...

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Main Authors: Sabol, Bruce, Shafer, Deborah, Lord, Elizabeth
Other Authors: ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS ENVIRONMENTAL LAB
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2005
Subjects:
Ecology
Hydrology
Limnology and Potamology
*DREDGING
*GRASSES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
NEW ENGLAND
HARBORS
SEDIMENTS
DREDGED MATERIALS
EELGRASSES
ZOSTERA MARINA
SEAGRASSES
HYDROACOUSTIC MAPPING
Boat Harbor
Wood Island
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA438020
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA438020

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