supported by Key Topics in Innovation Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KZCX2-YW-227);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (40830850,41106141 and 40931160437);the National Key Technology R&D Program(2009BAB44B01);the Ocean Public Welfare Scientific Research Project(201005012-6)
A high sedimentation event caused by dredging and dumping of sediment was recorded on Xiaodonghai Reef in Yulin Bay,southern Hainan Island,China.Significantly high sedimentation and constant light shading were observe...