Benthic recolonization following cessation of dredged material disposal in Mirs Bay, Hong Kong

Journal of Marine Environmental Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 257-288

  Valente, Raymond M ^a   Mcchesney, Stephen M ^b   Hodgson, Gregor ^c  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Hey and Assoc   (United States)

^c HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Benthic recolonization; Dredged material disposal; Hong Kong; Mirs Bay disposal site; REMOTS sediment profile imaging

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ECOSYSTEMS; LAND RECLAMATION; SEDIMENTS;

BENTHIC RECOLONIZATION; DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL; HONG KONG; SEDIMENT PROFILE IMAGING;

OCEAN DUMPING;

BENTHOS; DREDGE SPOIL; RECOLONIZATION; SEAFLOOR; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CHINA;

EID: 0033498323     PISSN: 1061026X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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