Habitat disturbance and marina development: An assessment of ecological effects. I. Changes in primary production due to dredging and marina construction

Estuaries

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 257-271

  Iannuzzi, Timothy J ^a   Weinstein, Michael P ^b   Sellner, Kevin G ^c   Barrett, Jeffrey C ^d  

^a CARDNO CHEMRISK   (United States)

^b TEVA Environ Assoc Incorporated   (United States)

^c ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d R2 Resource Consultants Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DREDGING; ECOSYSTEM DISTURBANCE; MARINA DEVELOPMENT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

USA, LONG ISLAND SOUND, DAVIDS ISLAND;

EID: 0029669654     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1352231     Document Type: Conference Paper

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