Description
Study compared densities of nekton, benthos, and seagrass among newly deposited dredged sediments and nearby and distant natural seagrass sites over a three year period. Recovery of seagrass and nekton communities from dredged material placement was predicted to take from 4-8 years.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords | Unknown | The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | Open resource |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource |
Tags
- 1.14 m diameter drop sampler
- 1995-1998
- abundance
- brown shrimp
- community
- decapods
- distribution
- doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc
- dredging
- ecosystem
- estuary
- farfantepenaeus aztecus
- farfantepenaeus duorarum
- fish
- galveston fisheries ecology projects
- habitat
- laguna madre
- litopenaeus setiferus
- lower laguna madre
- macrofauna
- national marine fisheries service
- nekton
- noaa
- nursery
- pink shrimp
- seagrass
- southeast fisheries science center
- submerged aquatic vegetation
- texas
- upper laguna madre
- u.s. department of commerce
- western gulf of mexico
- white shrimp