Response of benthic infauna and epifauna to ocean disposal of red clay dredged material in the New York Bight: A study using sediment-profile imaging, surface imaging and traditional methods

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 62, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 173-188

  Valente, Raymond M ^a  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic colonization; Dredged material disposal; Epifauna; Infauna; New York Bight; Red clay; Sediment profile imaging; SPI

Indexed keywords

CLAY; DREDGING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MARINE ENGINEERING; SEDIMENTS;

BENTHIC COLONIZATION; DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL; EPIFAUNA; INFAUNA; NEW YORK BIGHT; RED CLAY; SEDIMENT-PROFILE IMAGING (SPI);

BIODIVERSITY;

BENTHIC INFAUNA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DREDGING; EPIFAUNA; IMAGING METHOD; OPEN WATER; RED SOIL; SEAFLOOR; TAXONOMY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK BIGHT; NEWARK BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748785732     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2006.05.006     Document Type: Article

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