Recovery of floral and faunal communities after placement of dredged material on seagrasses in Laguna Madre, Texas

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 441-458

  Sheridan, P ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthos; Community; Decapods; Dredging; Fishes; Recovery; Seagrass; Sediments; Water column

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DREDGING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAGOON; RECOLONIZATION; SEAGRASS;

LAGUNA MADRE; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ANNELIDA; CRUSTACEA; HALODULE; HALODULE WRIGHTII; HALOPHILA; HALOPHILA ENGELMANNII; LAGUNA; MOLLUSCA; PISCES;

EID: 1242277704     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2003.10.004     Document Type: Article

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