Research Article
Jun 1968
Intertidal Communities as Monitors of Pollution
Authors: Ray T. Oglesby and David JamisonAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Sanitary Engineering Division
Volume 94, Issue 3
Abstract
Ecological surveys of the intertidal zone are proposed as being the most economical way in which the biologic impact of many wastes discharged into the estuarine and coastal marine environments can be assessed. Species diversity and community structure are the measures selected and these are determined through a carefully designed and statistically valid program of sampling. Aerial photography is used in developing the sampling program with infrared Ektachrome film providing information on the distribution and, to some extent, the nature of the intertidal flora. Dye tracers in the effluent are imaged on time sequence color aerial photographs and provide information on the patterns of waste dispersal. The methodology proposed is applicable only where well developed intertidal communities exist and only where either spatial or temporal controls can be established.
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Journal of the Sanitary Engineering Division
Volume 94 • Issue 3 • June 1968
Pages: 541 - 550
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© 1968 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Jun 1968
Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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Ray T. Oglesby
Asst. Prof. of Applied Biology, Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of Washington, Seattle, Wash.
David Jamison
Research Fellow, Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of Washington, Seattle, Wash.
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