Assessment of Propeller Scarring in Seagrass Beds of the South ...

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Assessment of Propeller Scarring in. Seagrass Beds of the South Texas Coast. Kenneth H. Dunton1 and Susan V. Schonberg. University of Texas at Austin. Marine ...

Distribution and intensity of scarring in approximately 5700 ha of seagrass beds were quantified using high resolution (1:2400) aerial photography taken in ...

Assessment of propeller and off-road vehicle scarring in seagrass ...

Our results also indicated that propeller scars in Halodule wrightii beds appear to recover in less than three years and ORV tracks have persisted in the wind- ...

PATTERNS OF PROPELLER SCARRING OF SEAGRASS IN ...

South Florida Natural Resources Center, Everglades National Park, Homestead, FL. Resource Evaluation. Report. SFNRC Technical Series 2008:1. 27 pp. coNtRIBUtINg ...

Assessment of propeller and off-road vehicle scarring in seagrass ...

Change in scarring intensityIn order to evaluatechange over time in propeller and ORV scarring intensityin the seagrass beds and wind-tidal ...

Dunton, K.H. and Schonberg, S.V. (2002) Assessment of Propeller ...

Dunton, K.H. and Schonberg, S.V. (2002) Assessment of Propeller Scarring in Seagrass Beds of the South Texas Coast. Journal of Coastal Research, No. 37, 100-110 ...

Propeller Scars in Seagrass Beds: Recovery and Management in ...

This allowed these researchers to examine over 25 years of aerial photography. Most studies on propeller scars in seagrass beds can only monitor ...

The GIS Methodology Applied for a Statewide Assessment of ...

Scarring occurs when propellers damage seagrass beds by ripping up shoots and rhizomes (roots) and exposing the bottom sediment.

Evaluation of interventions focused on reducing propeller scarring ...

Propeller scarring by recreational vessels is a known threat to seagrass meadows in Florida. Despite decades of awareness about the problem, ...

Assessing the impact of propeller scars on sea grass fragmentation ...

This study's focus is on turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum) located in South Bay-Laguna Madre, Texas. The studied area was selected because of its unique ...

Assessment of Boat Propeller Scar Damage within the Greater ...

7) when boaters anchor over shallow seagrass beds, where their boats swing at anchor and scar seagrasses;. 8) when boaters intentionally prop-dredge to create a ...

Statewide assessment of propeller damage to seagrass final report

... propeller scarring in seagrass beds. REPORT DEFICIEENCY At the time this ... beds in southern Florida. Aquat. Bot. 2: 127-139. Zieman, J.C. and R. T. ...

ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF BOAT PROPELLER SCARS ON FISH ...

Tampa Bay). Pipefish abundance was significantly higher in scarred vs. reference seagrass beds in Charlotte Harbor in spring. Moreover, total ...

EFFECTS OF PROPELLER SCARRING ON SEAGRASS ...

Using that classification scheme, Dunton & Schonberg. (2002) found 39% of the 5,700ha of seagrass beds surveyed in south Texas were moderately or severely ...

Assessing the Impact of Propeller Scars on Sea Grass ...

Griffith, B. T. (2019). Assessing the impact of propeller scars on sea grass fragmentation in South Bay-Laguna Madre, Texas using UAS imagery.

Assessment of propeller and off-road vehicle scarring in seagrass ...

Assessment of propeller and off-road vehicle scarring in seagrass beds and wind-tidal flats of the southwestern Gulf of Mexico · S. R. Martin, C. Onuf, K. Dunton ...

Boat Propeller Scarring of Seagrass Beds in Lower Chesapeake ...

We find that propeller scarring is extensive, particularly on the western shore of the Bay, where pressure from haul seining is more intense. In two areas with ...

ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF BOAT PROPELLER SCARS ON FISH ...

Tampa Bay). Pipefish abundance was significantly higher in scarred vs. reference seagrass beds in Charlotte Harbor in spring. Moreover, total shrimp densities ...

Effects of propeller scarring on macrofaunal use of the seagrass ...

in seagrass beds: an assessment and experimental study of ... from motor boats on turtle grass beds in southern Florida. Aquat Bot 2:127 ...

MORE BOATS MEANS MORE PROP SCARRING OF SEAGRASS

Propellers have scarred a majority of seagrass beds in South Florida. When a boat's propeller hits seagrass, it fragments the seagrass ...