Dredging effects on Eelgrass (Zostera marina) in a New England small boat harbor

Journal of Marine Environmental Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-81

  Sabol, Bruce ^a   Shafer, Deborah J ^a   Lord, Elizabeth ^a  

^a US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dredging impacts; Hydroacoustic mapping; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; MARINE BIOLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS; VEGETATION;

DREDGING IMPACTS; EELGRASS; HYDROACOUSTIC MAPPING; SEAGRASS BEDS; ZOSTERA MARINA;

PORTS AND HARBORS;

ACOUSTIC SURVEY; DREDGING; HARBOR;

NEW ENGLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

HALOPHILA; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 23944492194     PISSN: 1061026X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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