Seagrass Restoration on Galveston Bay

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dc.call-noQH 541.5 .E8 G322 2003 c.1-2 GBAYen_US
dc.call-noREF QH 541.5 .E8 G322 2003 GBAYen_US
dc.call-noARCHIVES QH 541.5 .E8 G322 2003en_US
dc.contract-noCTF-009/03en_US
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Leslieen_US
dc.contributor.otherThe Sixth Biennial State of the Bay Symposium January 14-16, 2003en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:38:34Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T17:38:34Z
dc.date.issued2003en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.descriptionpg. 149en_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractSeagrass bed creation and restoration can help offset loss from dredging, storms, and coastal development. Approximately 70-86% of seagrass in the Galveston Bay system has been lost since the 1980's (The State of the Bay: A Characteristic of the Galveston Bay Ecosystem 1994). Recent experiments involving trial shoalgrass beds indicated that shoalgrass restoration could be an effective tool to offset that loss. In 1993 the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) planted two trial shoalgrass beds at Redfish Cove. In 1994 NMFS and volunteers planted an additional 1,000 m2 shoalgrass bed, and in 1999 NMFS and the Galveston Bay Foundation planted a fourth area of 5,000 m2. All of the planted beds are alive and spreading.... The long-term goal of this project is the re-establishment of functional shoalgrass beds to their former range along western Galveston Island. This goal extends beyond the time frame of the project due to the relatively slow growth rate of shoalgrass and the large area to be revegetated. As part of a collaborative effort, the Galveston Bay Foundation will continue to plant seagrass beds along Galveston Bay and monitor their success while the National Marine Fisheries Service will assess the genetic diversity of planted, volunteer, nursery, and nearby natural shoalgrass beds to better define future planting sources, methods, and expected outcomes. For information on the genetic information of the project please contact Dr. Pete Sheridan at the National Marine Fisheries Service.en_US
dc.description.urien_US
dc.geo-codeUnited Statesen_US
dc.geo-codeTexasen_US
dc.geo-codeGalvestonen_US
dc.geo-codeGalveston Bayen_US
dc.history7/28/05 easen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/26360
dc.latitudeen_US
dc.locationGBIC Circulating Collection; GBIC Reference Collection; GBIC Archives Collectionen_US
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dc.notesFull Paper available via weblink.en_US
dc.placeWebster, TXen_US
dc.publisherGalveston Bay Estuary Programen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries9258.00en_US
dc.relation.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/gbeppubs/sob2003/sessions.htm#seagrassen_US
dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesGBEP T-8en_US
dc.subjectwater qualityen_US
dc.subjecthabitaten_US
dc.subjectecologyen_US
dc.subjectwatershed managementen_US
dc.subjectsegrass restorationen_US
dc.subjectshoalgrass restorationen_US
dc.titleSeagrass Restoration on Galveston Bayen_US
dc.typeBooken_US
dc.universityen_US
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