Biological Effects of Beach Restoration with Dredged Material on the Mid-Atlantic Coast

Abstract

The Corps of Engineers is involved in beach restoration as an alternative to or ln conjunction with structural methods of halting beach erosion. The use of dredged material for beach restoration is beneficial ln two ways. A disposal site is provided and the material helps restore an eroding beach. However, the Corps 2ust assess the impact of this nourishment on beach ecology and the additional stress it may create on the ecosystem. See CETN-V-3, CETN-V-5, and CETN-V-7 for results of similar studies on the Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic coast, and Pacific coast, respectively.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA611402

Entities

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Beach Erosion
  • Beaches
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Grain Size
  • High Energy
  • Information Operations
  • Intertidal Zones
  • Life Cycles
  • Materials
  • North Carolina
  • Regions
  • Sediments
  • Turbidity

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering