Record Info:
- Extended Citation
- Wildish, D. J., & Thomas, M. L. H. (1985). Effects of dredging and dumping on benthos of Saint John Harbour, Canada. Marine Environmental Research, 15(1), 45-57.
- Reference Abbreviation
- Wildish and Thomas, 1985
- Date Communicated
- 1985
- Region
- Inner Harbour
- Location Details
- Inner Harbour
- Group
- Biological - Fauna
- Category
- Invertebrates
- Preliminary Ecosystems Component
- Indicator Species/Community
- Attribute/Species (e.g.)
- Community Structure
- Metric/Detail
- presence
- Primary Objective
- Key Findings/Monitoring Red Flags
- Dredging activity has resulted in reduced benthic species diversity, biomass and density
- Data Collection Start
- 1977
- Data Collection Finish
- 1983
- Physical collection of data/samples
- Yes
- Referenced Data Source (if data not physically collected or not available in text)
- Stakeholder Group
- Stakeholder Name
- *Journal Article
- Type of Reference
- Journal Article
- Source Details
- Marine Environmental Research
- Monitoring Tool
- Monitoring/Management Recommendations
- Notes
- The Courtenay Bay dredged channel contains a low biomass of a few species of deposit feeders which are typical first colonizers
- File/Paper Location
- PDF Available
- link