Table 1. Types of information contained in the data base. 



Local name of structure 

 Structure function(s) 

 Prevalence in coastal region 

 Geographical location of structure 



Town and state 



Name of waterway 

 Site characteristics 



Placement relative to shoreline 



Elevation/depth of structure 

 Placement constraints 



Engineering 



Socioeconomic 



Biological 



Others 

 Alternate locations 

 Alternate structures considered 

 Construction materials 

 Expected life span of structure 

 Availability of construction plans 

 Unaltered conditions/environment 



General characteristics 



Shoreline topography 



Substrate 



Environmental factors 



Flora 



Vertebrate fauna 



Invertebrate fauna 



Ecological interrelationships 



Others 

 Altered conditions/environment 



General characteristics 



Shoreline topography 



Substrate 



Environmental Factors 



Flora 



Vertebrate fauna 



Invertebrate fauna 



Ecological interrelationships 



Physical impacts from construction 



Biological impacts from construction 



Physical impacts from presence of structure 

 and accumulation of structures within a 

 coastal zone 



Biological impacts from presence of structure 

 and accumulation of structures within a 

 coastal zone 



Others 

 Environmental impact methodology 

 Research in progress at time of publication 



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