Field Experimental study of artificial tidal flat as short-necked clam habitat - Sulfide for an index

Mitsunari Hirasawa, Kouki Zen

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Abstract

Artificial tidal flats are constructed using dredge soil with high silt-clay content, which is generated during the dredging of port channels and anchorages. Experimental tidal flats were constructed in the sea to investigate the positive effects of these habitats on short-necked clam populations. The survival rate of clams improved by adjusting the mix ratio of dredge soil and sand and the height of tidal flats, and was higher than that of clams in their original habitats. Sulfides generated in the bottom sediments, even at a very low level, reduced the survival rate of clams, and temporal variations in survival rates could generally be estimated from the monthly total sulfide production.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 26th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2016
EditorsAlan M. Wang, Jin S. Chung, Ted Kokkinis, Michael Muskulus
PublisherInternational Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers
Pages805-810
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781880653883
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Event26th Annual International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2016 - Rhodes, Greece
Duration: Jun 26 2016Jul 1 2016

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference
Volume2016-January
ISSN (Print)1098-6189
ISSN (Electronic)1555-1792

Other

Other26th Annual International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2016
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityRhodes
Period6/26/167/1/16

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

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