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dc.contributor.authorNewling, Charles J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLandin, Mary Collins, 1941-en_US
dc.creatorDredging Operations Technical Support Program (U.S.)en_US
dc.creatorEnvironmental Laboratory (U.S.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-16T22:17:49Zen_US
dc.date.available2016-03-16T22:17:49Zen_US
dc.date.issued1985-07en_US
dc.identifier.govdocTechnical Report D-85-5en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11681/4633en_US
dc.descriptionTechnical Reporten_US
dc.description.abstractDuring the Dredged Material Research Program, six wetland and three upland habitat development projects were established at seven sites to demonstrate the feasibility of creating productive habitat on dredged material deposits. Wetland sites were Windmill Point in the James River, Virginia; Buttermilk Sound near the Altamaha River, Georgia; Drake Wilson Island in Apalachicola Bay, Florida; Bolivar Peninsula in Galveston Bay, Texas; Salt Pond #3 in South San Francisco Bay, California; and Miller Sands Island in the Columbia River, Oregon. Sites were also located in upland areas at Nott Island in the Connecticut River, Connecticut; Bolivar Peninsula; and Miller Sands. These sites have continued to be monitored since their construction (1975-77) until the present time. In addition, three natural marsh upland reference sites have been selected for comparison to the man-made sites. Data and research results are presented in this report. Results over an 8-year period indicate that all of the sites have developed and stabilized, and that they have all been highly successful. Despite a complete lack of management since construction, the sites maintain plant communities generally comparable to or more productive than those on the reference areas. Wildlife use exceeds that occurring on reference areas, and the sites are compatible with and contributing to the ecosystems of which they are a part.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipDredging Operations Technical Support Program (U.S.)en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States. Army. Corps of Engineersen_US
dc.description.tableofcontentsExecutive Summary....................1 Preface....................8 Part I: Introduction....................11 Background and Objectives....................11 General Methods of Study....................18 Part II: Habitat Development Field Sites....................21 Nott Island Upland Field Site....................21 Windmill Point Wetland Field Site....................26 Buttermilk Sound Wetland Field Site....................36 Apalachicola Bay Wetland Field Site....................50 Bolivar Peninsula Upland and Wetland Field Site....................55 Salt Pond #3 Wetland Field Site....................72 Miller Sands Upland and Wetland Field Site....................84 Part III: Conclusions....................103 References....................104 Tables 1-52 Appendix A: Alphabetized Listing of Plants and Wildlife Appearing in the Text....................A1en_US
dc.format.extent229 pages/37.26 MBen_US
dc.format.mediumPDFen_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherU.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Stationen_US
dc.relationhttp://acwc.sdp.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/1036503en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesTechnical Report (Dredging Operations Technical Support Program (U.S.)) ; no.Technical Report D-85-5en_US
dc.rightsApproved for public release; distribution is unlimiteden_US
dc.sourceThis Digital Resource was created from scans of the Print Resourceen_US
dc.subjectHabitat improvementen_US
dc.subjectHabitat managementen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental managementen_US
dc.subjectLand reclamationen_US
dc.subjectWetlandsen_US
dc.subjectWetland ecologyen_US
dc.subjectDredged materialen_US
dc.subjectDredging spoilen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental effectsen_US
dc.subjectDredging Operations Technical Support Program (U.S.)en_US
dc.titleLong-term monitoring of habitat development at upland and wetland dredged material disposal sites, 1974-1982en_US
dc.typeReporten_US
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