An ecological survey of the Houston ship channel and adjacent bays

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dc.contributor.authorCHAMBERS GVen_US
dc.contributor.authorSPARKS AKen_US
dc.contributor.otherInstitute of Marine Science, Publications, Vol 6, 1959, Pp 213-250en_US
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dc.date.issued1959en_US
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dc.descriptionUBLICATIONS-250en_US
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dc.description.abstractAN ECOLOGICAL SURVEY WAS INITIATED IN THE SUMMER OF 1957 WITH DATA COLLECTED AT FREQUENT REGULAR INTERVALS. THIS REPORT INCLUDES THE COMPARISON OF DATA ON TEMPERATURE, CHLORINITY, DISSOLVED OXYGEN, AND RELATED QUANTITIES WITH DATA ON FISH, SHRIMP, AND CR IN TRAWLS. DATA ARE ALSO GIVEN ON CURRENTS, BOTTOM CORES, AND ORGANIC CONTENT OF SEDIMENTS. STUDIES OF BOTTOM SAMPLES DEMONSTRATED THAT EXTENSIVE SILTING HAS OCCURRED IN THE SHIP CHANNEL AND BAYS. LOW DISSOLVED OXYGEN, HYDROGEN SULFIDE PRODUCTION, AND HIGH ORGANIC CONTENT OF THE MUD IN THE CHANNEL, ALL INDICATIVE OF ORGANIC POLLUTION, PREVENT THE EST A NORMAL BOTTOM FAUNA. A SMALL TEMPERATURE GRADIENT WAS FOUND IN THE SHIP CHANNEL, TWO OR THREE DEGREES HIGHER IN THE UPPER CHANNEL THAN IN THE LOWER PART OF THE SURVEY AREA. WHEN DISSOLVED OXYGEN (D.O.) LEVEL IS SUFFICIENT, A LARGE AND DIVERSE POPULATION OF FISHES EXISTS THROUGHOUT THE BAYS IN THE SURVEY AREA AND FOR A CONSIDER OUTFALL. NO LOWERING OF THE DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONCENTRATION OF THE SHIP CHANNEL ATTRIBUT EFFECT WAS FOUND TO BE EXERTED ON THE FISH POPULATIONS OF THE SHIP CHANNEL AND ADJACENT BAYS BY HUMBLE'S OPERATIONSen_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/23186
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dc.subject*BAYSen_US
dc.subject*ECOLOGYen_US
dc.subject*FISH POPULATIONSen_US
dc.subject*WATER POLLUTIONen_US
dc.subjectANIMALSen_US
dc.subjectAQUATIC ANIMALSen_US
dc.subjectAQUATIC LIFEen_US
dc.subjectAquatic populationsen_US
dc.subjectBAYen_US
dc.subjectBaysen_US
dc.subjectBODIES OF WATERen_US
dc.subjectBottom sedimentsen_US
dc.subjectCENTRAL U.S.en_US
dc.subjectCOASTAL PLAINSen_US
dc.subjectDISSOLVED OXYGENen_US
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL DISTRIBUTIONen_US
dc.subjecteffluentsen_US
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHICAL REGIONSen_US
dc.subjectGULF COASTAL PLAINen_US
dc.subjectHoustonen_US
dc.subjectHouston Ship Channelen_US
dc.subjectIndustrial wastesen_US
dc.subjectOIL WASTESen_US
dc.subjectORGANIC MATTERen_US
dc.subjectOxygenen_US
dc.subjectPOLLUTIONen_US
dc.subjectPOPULATIONen_US
dc.subjectPOPULATIONSen_US
dc.subjectREGIONSen_US
dc.subjectSEDIMENTATIONen_US
dc.subjectSedimentsen_US
dc.subjectSILTINGen_US
dc.subjectSOUTHWEST U.S.en_US
dc.subjectSURVEYSen_US
dc.subjectSW 0890 Estuariesen_US
dc.subjectSW 3030 Effects of pollutionen_US
dc.subjectTexasen_US
dc.subjectWASTESen_US
dc.subjectWater qualityen_US
dc.titleAn ecological survey of the Houston ship channel and adjacent baysen_US
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