EXAMINATION OF TIDAL FLATS. VOLUME 2: IDENTIFIED VALUES REVIEW

This report is the second volume of three, documenting a study titled "Evaluation of Tidal Flat Areas for Highway Planning and Design." This report summarizes the available information from the literature concerning physical, chemical, and biological processes characteristic of the tidal flat environment. The report suggests possible techniques for the evaluation of coastal wetland types for management or scientific purposes.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Volume 1, PB83-131789, and Volume 3, PB83-131805. Also available in set of 3 reports PC E99, PB83-131771.
• Corporate Authors:

  Virginia Institute of Marine Science

  Gloucester Point, VA  United States 

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Research, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Diaz, R J
  • Orth, R J
  • Markwith, G
  • Rizzo, W
  • Wetzel, R
• Publication Date: 1982-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 51 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Algae; Aquatic life; Biological activity; Coasts; Construction; Decomposition; Dredging; Ecology; Environmental impacts; Evaluation; Highway design; Highway planning; Highways; Marine biology; Marshes; Ocean currents; Primary production; Sedimentation; Waste disposal; Wetlands
• Old TRIS Terms: Biologic activity; Coastal; Geological processes; Primary biological productivity; Tideland
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Environment; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00365806
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-80-182 Final Rpt., SRAMSOE-245
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FH-11-9360
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 31 1983 12:00AM