Bolivar Peninsula marsh and upland habitat development site. Galveston Bay, Texas. App. D.
Date
1977
Authors
Webb, J.W.
Dodd, J.D.
Cain, B.W.
Leavens, W.R.
Hossner, L.R.
Lindau, C.W.
Stickney, R.R.
Williamson, H.
Journal Title
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Publisher
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station
Abstract
Establishment of marshland and upland communities on dredged material behind a sandbag dike was studied on Bolivar Peninsula, Galveston Bay, Texas. Soil properties, aquatic biota, and wildlife were studied as the vegetation developed.
Description
767 p.
Keywords
marshes, dredge spoil, plant utilization, sediments, sediment composition, check lists, sediment properties, species diversity