Using the Fish Larvae and Egg Exposure System (FLEES) to Generate Effects Data for Informing Environmental Windows

Abstract

The Fish Larvae and Egg Exposure System (FLEES) was designed to simulate the resuspension of sediment related to dredging operations and has been used over time to generate biological response data for dredging projects where environmental windows (EW) severely restrict dredging operations (Lutz et al. 2012). This technical note focuses on the physical and behavioral effects of resuspended sediment for the purpose of developing better informed EWs for dredging operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1031651

Entities

People

  • Burton C Suedel
  • Justin L. Wilkens

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aquatic Organisms
  • Data Acquisition
  • Fish
  • Fisheries
  • Great Lakes
  • Habitats
  • Lake Erie
  • Lakes
  • North America
  • Particles
  • Sediments
  • Suspended Sediments
  • Swimming

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Vector-Borne Disease and Entomology