Dredging operations technical support program. Long-term monitoring of habitat development at upland and wetland dredged material disposal sites 1974-1982. Final report.

dc.acquisition-srcNTIS purchaseen_US
dc.call-noQH541.15.M64 N4 1985 GBAYen_US
dc.contract-noen_US
dc.contributor.authorNewling, C.J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLandin, M.C.en_US
dc.contributor.otheren_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T16:58:18Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T16:58:18Z
dc.date.issued1985en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.description228 p.en_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractDuring the Dredged Material Research Program, six wetland and three upland habitat development projects were established at seven sites to demonstrate the feasibility of creating productive habitat on dredged material deposits. Wetland sites were Windmill Point in the James River, Virginia; Buttermilk Sound near the Altamaha River, Georgia; Drake Wilson Island in Apalachicola Bay, Florida; Bolivar Peninsula in Galveston Bay, Texas; Salt Pond Number 3 in South San Francisco Bay, California; and Miller Sands Island in the Columbia River, Oregon. Sites were also located in upland areas at Nott Island in the Connecticut, Connecticut; Bolivar Peninsula; and Miller Sands. These sites have continued to be monitored since their construction (1975-77) until the present time. In addition, three natural marsh upland reference sites have been selected for comparison to the man-made sites. Data and research results are presented in this report. Results over an 8-year period indicate that all of the sites have developed and stabilized, and that they have all been highly successful. Despite a complete lack of management since construction, the sites maintain plant communities generally comparable to or more productive than those on the reference areas. Wildlife use exceeds that occurring on reference areas, and the sites are compatible with and contributing to the ecosystems of which they are a part.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htmen_US
dc.geo-codeGalveston Bayen_US
dc.geo-codeBolivar Peninsulaen_US
dc.historyen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/20554
dc.latitudeen_US
dc.locationGBIC Collectionen_US
dc.longitudeen_US
dc.notesen_US
dc.placeVicksburg, Mississippien_US
dc.publisherU.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Stationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries276.00en_US
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dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesTechnical Report No. D-85-5en_US
dc.subjectwetlandsen_US
dc.subjectenvironmental monitoringen_US
dc.subjecthabitaten_US
dc.subjectdredge spoilen_US
dc.subjectvegetation coveren_US
dc.subjectbiological surveysen_US
dc.subjecthabitaten_US
dc.subjecthabitat improvementen_US
dc.subjectPenaeus aztecusen_US
dc.subjectbrown shrimpen_US
dc.titleDredging operations technical support program. Long-term monitoring of habitat development at upland and wetland dredged material disposal sites 1974-1982. Final report.en_US
dc.typeBooken_US
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