The effects of beach nourishment on benthic invertebrates in eastern Australia: Impacts and variable recovery

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 435-436, Issue , 2012, Pages 411-417

  Schlacher, Thomas A ^a   Noriega, Rocio ^b   Jones, Alan ^c   Dye, Theresa ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^d Cardno Ecology Lab   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beach erosion; Beach nourishment; Ecological recovery; Impact assessment; Shoreline management

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BEACH EROSION; BEACH NOURISHMENT; BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES; COASTAL DEVELOPMENT; CONTROL SITES; DIFFERENT HEIGHTS; EASTERN AUSTRALIA; ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS; ENGINEERING TECHNIQUES; HYDRODYNAMIC FORCES; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS; QUEENSLAND; SHORE LEVEL; SHORELINE MANAGEMENT; SUBTIDAL ZONE; THIN LAYERS;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEPOSITS; EARTHMOVING MACHINERY; EROSION; RECOVERY; SAND; SEDIMENTS; SHORE PROTECTION;

BEACHES;

BEACH EROSION; BEACH NOURISHMENT; BENTHOS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL DEVELOPMENT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; INVERTEBRATE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEACH NOURISHMENT; BENTHIC FAUNA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SOIL EROSION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BATHING BEACHES; ECOSYSTEM; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INVERTEBRATES; SILICON DIOXIDE;

AUSTRALIA; KWAZULU-NATAL; PALM BEACH; SOUTH AFRICA;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84864750653     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.06.071     Document Type: Article

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