Effects of dredge deposits on seagrasses : an integrative model for Laguna Madre : concluding report. Volume I, Executive Summary.

Date

2003-03

Authors

Dunton, Kenneth H.
Burd, Adrian (Marine scientist)
Cifuentes, Luis
Eldridge, Peter J.
Morse, John W.

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Abstract

This report presents the results of an interdisciplinary collaborative effort to develop an integrative model for seagrass productivity in Laguna Madre. One of the major components of this integrative model is the Laguna Madre Seagrass Model (LMSM) which was designed to interface with other component models described in this report, including carbon and nitrogen allocation, sediment diagenesis, and spectral irradiance and radiative transfer. Linkage with hydrodynamic and sediment transport models provided a potentially valuable management tool to assess the effects of maintenance dredging and resuspension of dredged material deposits on seagrasses of Laguna Madre.

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Interagency Coordination Team, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, The University of Texas Marine Science Institute, Texas A&M University Department of Oceanography, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Citation

Dunton, K.H., A. Burd, L. Cifuentes, P.M. Eldridge, and J.W. Morse. 2003. Concluding Report. Effects of dredge deposits on seagrasses: an integrative model for Laguna Madre. Volume I: Executive Summary. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, Galveston, Texas.