Benthic Indicators of the Initial Effectof Opening a Channel

摘要

Packery Channel was a natural channel that linked Corpus Christi Bay, Texas with theGulf of Mexico that has been closed since 1912. A construction project began in 2004 toreopen Packery Channel by dredging the channel and constructing jetties to protect theinlet. However, after months of construction, Packery Channel was reopened on 21 July2005 by storm surge.