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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/5173| Title: | Long-term changes in beach fauna at Duck, North Carolina |
| Authors: | DeAlteris Associates Diaz, R. J. (Robert J.) DeAlteris, J. T. |
| Keywords: | Beach Fauna Duck, North Carolina Pier Impact |
| Publisher: | Coastal Engineering Research Center (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Miscellaneous report (Coastal Engineering Research Center (U.S.)) ; no. 82-12. |
| Description: | Miscellaneous Report Abstract: Long-term changes in the beach fauna at Duck, North Carolina, were investigated. Twenty-one stations located on three transects on the oceanside and twenty-four stations located on three transects on the sound side were sampled seasonally from November 1980 to July 1981. The data collected in this study were compared to a previous study conducted in 1976 (Matta, 1977) to investigate the potential effects of the construction of the CERC Field Research Facility pier on the adjacent beaches. No effects on the benthic fauna were found. Changes observed in the benthic macrofauna on the ocean beaches were well within the range attributable to the natural variation of an open coast system. The ocean beach macrofauna was observed to form a single community, migrating on and off the beach with the seasons. On the sound beaches, changes were detected in the benthic macrofauna; however, these were attributed to a salinity increase during the 1981 sampling year. |
| Rights: | Approved for Public Release, Distribution is Unlimited |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/5173 |
| Appears in Collections: | Miscellaneous Report |
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| MR-CERC-82-12.pdf | 11.18 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |