Status of Submerged Vegetation in the Galveston Bay System

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dc.acquisition-srcen_US
dc.call-noQH 541.5 .E8 G32 no. 6 c.1-2 GBAYen_US
dc.call-noREF QH 541.5 .E8 G32 no. 6 c.3 GBAYen_US
dc.call-noARCHIVES QH 541.5 .E8 G32 no.6 GBAYen_US
dc.contract-noen_US
dc.contributor.authorPulich, Warren Jr., William A. White, Marie Castiglione, and Roger J. Zimmermanen_US
dc.contributor.editorShipley, Frank S., and Russell W. Kieslingen_US
dc.contributor.otherProceedings: Galveston Bay Characterization Workshop. February 21-23, 1991en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:29:08Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T17:29:08Z
dc.date.issued1991en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.descriptionpgs. 127-132en_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractSubmerged vascular plants (SV) provide valuable nursery habitat, organic production, and bottom stability in the estuarine environment. This aquatic vegetation in specially-adapted to estuarine factors which do not significantly impact emergent wetland species, and these physical and water quality growth requirements place strict limits on SV distribution and abundance. Despite documented cases of large-scale changes in SV habitat in other major estuaries, studies on Galveston Bay SV are limited. This report reviews the current status of SV communities throughout the bay and summarizes historical changes and impacts from environmental factors. It includes different SV types in three distinct regions of the bay system: (1) freshwater to oligohaline sites in the Trinity River Delta; (2) mesohaline environment of Trinity Bay proper; and (3) the polyhaline lower-bay environment of West and Christmas Bays.en_US
dc.description.urien_US
dc.geo-codeTexasen_US
dc.geo-codeTexas coasten_US
dc.geo-codeGalveston Bayen_US
dc.geo-codeTrinity Riveren_US
dc.geo-codeTrinity Bayen_US
dc.geo-codeWest Bayen_US
dc.geo-codeChristmas Bayen_US
dc.geo-codeLake Anahuacen_US
dc.geo-codeUpper Galveston Bayen_US
dc.history12/10/04 eas; 10/28/04 easen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/25160
dc.latitudeen_US
dc.locationGBIC Circulating Collection; GBIC Reference Collection; GBIC Archival Collection; GBIC OFFICEen_US
dc.longitudeen_US
dc.notesThe authors are representing the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin, and the National Marine Fisheries Serviceen_US
dc.placeAustin, TXen_US
dc.publisherGalveston Bay National Estuary Programen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries8007.00en_US
dc.relation.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/gbeppubs/6/gbnep-6.htmlen_US
dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesGBNEP-6en_US
dc.subjectsubmerged vegetationen_US
dc.subjectseagrassesen_US
dc.subjectvascular plantsen_US
dc.subjectnursery habitaten_US
dc.subjectorganic productionen_US
dc.subjectbottom stabilityen_US
dc.subjectestuariesen_US
dc.subjectestuarine environmenten_US
dc.subjectwidgeongrassen_US
dc.subjectwater nymphen_US
dc.subjecthistorical changesen_US
dc.subjectimpacts from environmental factorsen_US
dc.subjectmesohaline environmenten_US
dc.subjectpolyhaline lower-bay environmenten_US
dc.titleStatus of Submerged Vegetation in the Galveston Bay Systemen_US
dc.typeChapteren_US
dc.universityen_US
dc.vol-issueNo. 6en_US

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