Impact and recovery associated with the deposition of capital dredgings at UK disposal sites: Lessons for future licensing and monitoring

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 79-90

  Ware, Suzanne ^a   Bolam, Stefan G ^a   Rees, Hubert L ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capital dredgings; Disposal; Impact; Macrofauna; Recovery

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL DREDGINGS; DISPOSAL ACTIVITIES; DISPOSAL SITES; FAUNAL COMMUNITIES; HETEROGENOUS MATERIALS; MACROFAUNA; RECOVERY PROCESS; SEA FLOOR; TIME PERIODS;

MAINTENANCE; RECOVERY;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

DEPOSITION; DREDGING; FAUNA; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION MONITORING; RECOVERY; SEAFLOOR; SUBSTRATE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; DREDGING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FAUNA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENT; SPECIES; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GEOGRAPHY; GREAT BRITAIN; INVERTEBRATES; LICENSURE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; TIME FACTORS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 73749087173     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.08.031     Document Type: Article

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