Effects of copper ore on the ecology of a lagoon.

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n. d.

Authors

Marvin, K.T.
Lansford, L.M.
Wheeler, R.S.

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Abstract

A large-scale experiment was conducted in a lagoon, off the Galveston Ship Channel in the Gulf of Mexico, to determine the feasibility of using copper ore as a control for destructive plankton blooms. A chemical and biological study was made of the lagoon for a period of 9 months previous to the addition of 60 tons of copper ore. Comparison with a similar study made after the addition of the ore revealed that the ore did not have the desired qualities of control; therefore its use for control was not recommended.

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p. 153-160.

Keywords

ecology, estuaries, lagoons, copper, algal blooms, biological control, population control

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