Journal article
Effect of Sedimentation on Infaunal Invertebrate Populations of Cobequid Bay, Bay of Fundy
Abstract
Construction of a tidal dam in the upper reaches of the Bay of Fundy is expected to result in deposition of sediment. We investigated the effect of sediment deposition on populations of three major benthic species of the upper reaches: Corophium volutator, Macoma balthica, and Mya arenaria. In fences and boxes that induced deposition on intertidal mudflats, accumulation of 1.0–3.5 cm of sediment at rates of 1.9–10.2 cm/mo caused Corophium …
Authors
Turk TR; Risk MJ
Journal
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Vol. 38, No. 6, pp. 642–648
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Publication Date
June 1, 1981
DOI
10.1139/f81-086
ISSN
0706-652X