Factors controlling seagrass revegetation onto dredged material deposits: A case study in lower Laguna Madre, Texas

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 292-300

  Kaldy, James E ^a   Dunton, Kenneth H ^b   Kowalski, Joseph L ^c   Lee, Kun Seop ^d  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

^d Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Halodule wrightii; Laguna Madre; Seagrass restoration; Transplanting

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DREDGE SPOIL; SEAGRASS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TRANSPLANTATION; WATER QUALITY;

LAGUNA MADRE; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

HALODULE; HALODULE WRIGHTII; HALOPHILA; LAGUNA;

EID: 1842612474     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/1551-5036(2004)20[292:fcsrod]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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