Effects of underwater explosions on larval fish: Implications for a coastal engineering project

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2 SUPPL. B, 2008, Pages 228-233

  Govoni, John J ^a   West, Melissa A ^a,c   Settle, Lawrence R ^a,d   Lynch, Robert T ^b   Greene, Michael D ^a  

^a NOAA's Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research   (United States)

^b Research Associates Inc   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dredging; Explosives; Fish injury assessment; Wilmington Harbor

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COASTAL ENGINEERING; ENERGY FLUX; EXPLOSIVE; FISH; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INJURY; LARVA; MARINE MAMMAL; MORTALITY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SHOCK WAVE; TURTLE;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES; WILMINGTON HARBOR;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; PISCES; TESTUDINES;

EID: 42149121477     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/05-0518.1     Document Type: Article

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