Benthic recovery on experimental dredged material disposal mounds in Galveston Bay, Texas

Date

1993

Authors

Clarke, Douglas G., Gary L. Ray and Robert J. Bass

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Publisher

Galveston Bay National Estuary Program

Abstract

An investigation of benthic recovery on experimental plots of new work dredged material is currently underway by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District (COE). The objective of this study is to determine the rate of recovery of benthic communities, in terms of both structure and function, following placement of stiff Pleistocene clay on open-bay bottoms in Galveston Bay.

Description

pgs. 191-197

Keywords

benthic environment, dredging, sampling, bathymetry, graphs

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