Potential impacts of sand mining offshore of Maryland and Delaware: Part 2 - Biological considerations

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-69

  Diaz, R J ^a   Cutter Jr , G R ^b   Hobbs III, C H ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthos; Continental shelf; Demersal fishes; EFH; Juvenile fishes; Recolonization; Sand mining; Sand shoals; Secondary production; Trophic transfer

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; COASTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MINING; OFFSHORE DREDGING; SAND;

BENTHOS; DREDGING; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FISH; OFFSHORE APPLICATION; RECOLONIZATION;

ANNELIDA; CRUSTACEA; INVERTEBRATA; PISCES;

EID: 1842455973     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/1551-5036(2004)20[61:piosmo]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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