| Abstract: | Contaminated dredge spoil is a national concern due to its scope and effects on biota, water quality, and the physical environment. This literature review discusses the effects of contaminated dredge spoils on wetland plant communities. Plant communities naturally shift over time with changing environmental conditions. Addition of toxins and nutrients and changes in hydrology may influence plant community structure. The storage and disposal of nutrient and metal contaminated dredge spoils may cause shifts in nearby plant communities. Shifts in species composition and diversity may not be observed for decades after nutrient enrichment, causing any disturbance to remain undetected. Plant community shifts often have great amounts of inertia and are difficult to reverse. |
| Genre: | Book chapter |
| ProdID: | 81461 |
| Citation Author: | Stewart, Paul M.; Garza, Eric L.; Butcher, Jason T. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Great Lakes Science Center |
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| Citation Editor: | Simon, Thomas P. |
| Citation End Page: | 112 |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Biological response signatures: Indicator patterns using aquatic communities |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | p. 99-112 |
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| Citation Publisher: | CRC Press |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Effects of contaminated dredge spoils on wetland plant communities: A literature review; 2003; Book chapter; BOOK; Biological response signatures: Indicator patterns using aquatic communities; Stewart, Paul M.; Garza, Eric L.; Butcher, Jason T. |
| Citation Start Page: | 99 |
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| Citation Year: | 2003 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | Effects of contaminated dredge spoils on wetland plant communities: A literature review; 2003; Book chapter; BOOK; Biological response signatures: Indicator patterns using aquatic communities; Stewart, Paul M.; Garza, Eric L.; Butcher, Jason T. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| Date Other: | Wed, 1 Jan 2003 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | CRC Press |
