A review of impacts of marine dredging activities on marine mammals
VLG Todd, IB Todd, JC Gardiner… - ICES Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Marine dredging is an excavation activity carried out worldwide by many industries. Concern
about the impact dredging has on marine life, including marine mammals (cetaceans …
about the impact dredging has on marine life, including marine mammals (cetaceans …
A review of the physical impacts of sediment dispersion from aggregate dredging
J Spearman - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2015 - Elsevier
The disturbance and subsequent dispersion of sediment arising from aggregate dredging
results in increases in suspended sediment concentrations and, potentially, settlement of …
results in increases in suspended sediment concentrations and, potentially, settlement of …
Impacts of physical disturbance on the recovery of a macrofaunal community: a comparative analysis using traditional and novel approaches
WMRW Hussin, KM Cooper, CRSB Froján… - Ecological …, 2012 - Elsevier
The recovery of macrofaunal communities after marine aggregate dredging was assessed
using both traditional indices (abundance, biomass and species diversity), and functional …
using both traditional indices (abundance, biomass and species diversity), and functional …
Implications of dredging induced changes in sediment particle size composition for the structure and function of marine benthic macrofaunal communities
A meta-analysis approach was used to assess the effect of dredging induced changes in
sediment composition, under different conditions of natural physical disturbance, for the …
sediment composition, under different conditions of natural physical disturbance, for the …
The effects of marine sand and gravel extraction on the sediment composition and macrofaunal community of a commercial dredging site (15 years post-dredging)
GA Waye-Barker, P McIlwaine, S Lozach… - Marine pollution …, 2015 - Elsevier
A prediction that faunal recovery of a marine aggregate extraction site subjected to high
dredging intensity was likely to take 15–20 years was investigated. Samples were collected …
dredging intensity was likely to take 15–20 years was investigated. Samples were collected …
Can the benefits of physical seabed restoration justify the costs? An assessment of a disused aggregate extraction site off the Thames Estuary, UK
Physical and biological seabed impacts can persist long after the cessation of marine
aggregate dredging. Whilst small-scale experimental studies have shown that it may be …
aggregate dredging. Whilst small-scale experimental studies have shown that it may be …
Assessing the recovery of functional diversity after sustained sediment screening at an aggregate dredging site in the North Sea
The effects of dredging the seabed for aggregate on benthic functional diversity were
assessed using a suite of suitable indices on a recovering macrofaunal assemblage …
assessed using a suite of suitable indices on a recovering macrofaunal assemblage …
[HTML][HTML] Impact of sand extraction from the bottom of the southern Baltic Sea on the relief and sediments of the seabed
S Uścinowicz, W Jegliński, G Miotk-Szpiganowicz… - Oceanologia, 2014 - Elsevier
Investigations of the geological structure and seabed dynamics as well as the morphological
and sedimentological effects of sand extraction generated by different mining techniques …
and sedimentological effects of sand extraction generated by different mining techniques …
Morphological and sedimentary impacts and recovery on a mixed sandy to pebbly seabed exposed to marine aggregate extraction (Eastern English Channel, France)
The impacts of marine aggregate dredging and the recovery levels, 1 and 10 years after
cessation of dredging, are investigated for a commercial dredging site. The site consists of …
cessation of dredging, are investigated for a commercial dredging site. The site consists of …
Benthic biodiversity changes in response to dredging activities during the construction of a deep-water port
R Gutperlet, RM Capperucci, A Bartholomä… - Marine Biodiversity, 2015 - Springer
During the construction of a deep-water port (JadeWeserPort), bathymetry, sediment
distribution, and macrofauna community structure were studied in the Inner Jade, a highly …
distribution, and macrofauna community structure were studied in the Inner Jade, a highly …