Effects of suspended sediment and burial upon survival and growth of eastern Gulf of Mexico corals.

Rice, Stanley A.

dc.contributor.author	Rice, Stanley A.
dc.date.accessioned	2005-11-23T16:41:18Z
dc.date.available	2005-11-23T16:41:18Z
dc.date.issued	1984-09-30
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2075/12
dc.description	59 pages. Includes plates, charts.	en
dc.description.abstract	Laboratory experiments were undertaken to quantify the effects of high suspended sediment loads and total burial upon selected species of hard corals and sponges from the Gulf of Mexico. Suspended sediment studies lasted for 10 days each with survival and growth rates measured in control and experimental treatments.	en
dc.description.sponsorship	Camp Dresser and McKee, Inc.	en
dc.format.extent	872331 bytes
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dc.publisher	Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida.	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Mote Technical Reports ;	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	No. 86	en
dc.subject	Gulf of Mexico	en
dc.subject	hard coral	en
dc.subject	patch reefs	en
dc.subject	suspended sediments	en
dc.title	Effects of suspended sediment and burial upon survival and growth of eastern Gulf of Mexico corals.	en
dc.type	Book	en