Marsh, mudflat and tidal creek assessment Cumberland Island National Seashore. Kings Bay Environmental Monitoring Program cumberland island national seashore. Technical report

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:6806435

Nakashima, L D

The project was designed to determine whether backbarrier dredging for the Kings Bay Naval Base is affecting marsh habitat sustainability on Cumberland Island. Research was predicated on the hypothesis that if the operation is indeed exerting an influence on Cumberland Island, it will most likely be first perceived in the effect it has on the rates of supply and delivery of sediments to the marshes and mudflats. The authors located three comparable sites, which experience a different level of exposure to the effects of dredging. Second, we initiated a time-series of marsh/mudflat sedimentation measurements, which are expected to be continued in future years. Finally, we compared six different methods for monitoring sedimentation, all of which are currently in practice.

• Research Organization: Woodward-Clyde Consultants, Baton Rouge, LA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6806435
• Report Number(s): PB-93-124881/XAB; NPS/KBRPT-91/01
• Resource Relation: Other Information: See also PB--93-123917
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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