Bayport demonstration marsh project

dc.acquisition-srcen_US
dc.call-noSPEC COLL GBAY ACC#8564en_US
dc.contract-noen_US
dc.contributor.otherPort of Houston Authorityen_US
dc.contributor.otherU.S. Army Corps of Engineersen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:32:33Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T17:32:33Z
dc.date.issued1997en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.description112 p.en_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractApproximately 4,250 acres of marsh habitat is proposed to be created from the dredged material removed from the Houston Ship Channel over a 50 year time period. To evaluate the technical feasibility of this Beneficial Use Group (BUG) plan, a large-scale demonstration project was constructed using materials, equipment, and construction and management techniques that replicated those intended for the larger project. A 6,800 LF hydraulic fill levee was constructed and filled with maintenance material from the Bayport Channel Flare. To identify possible cost-effective alternatives for levee protection, several selected erosion protection measures were installed. A planting plan was developed using plant species similar to those found in reference marshes. Settlement rates, plant growth and expansion, and avian utilization of this demonstration marsh were monitored. Each step of this project is discussed in detail in this report.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htmen_US
dc.geo-codeTexas coasten_US
dc.geo-codeGalveston Bayen_US
dc.geo-codeHouston Ship Channelen_US
dc.geo-codeBayporten_US
dc.historyen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/25615
dc.latitudeen_US
dc.locationGBIC Collectionen_US
dc.longitudeen_US
dc.notesThis report is further summarized in: Bayport Demonstration Marsh Project Summaryen_US
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dc.relation.ispartofseries8564.00en_US
dc.relation.urien_US
dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesen_US
dc.subjectdredge materialen_US
dc.subjectmarshesen_US
dc.subjectwetlandsen_US
dc.subjectwetland restorationen_US
dc.subjectwetland creationen_US
dc.titleBayport demonstration marsh projecten_US
dc.typeBooken_US
dc.universityen_US
dc.vol-issueen_US

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