Estuary restoration and maintenance: the national estuary program
Kennish, M.J.; Kennish, M.J. (Ed.) (2000). Estuary restoration and maintenance: the national estuary program. CRC Marine Science Series. CRC Press: Boca Raton. ISBN 0-8493-0720-1. 359 pp. Part of: Kennish, M.J.; Lutz, P.L. (Ed.) CRC Marine Science Series., more | |
| Keywords | Aquatic sciences > Marine sciences > Earth sciences > Oceanography
Aquatic sciences > Marine sciences > Ecology > Marine ecology
Ecosystems
Effect
Environment > Ecosystems > Aquatic environment > Land types > Wetlands
Environmental studies
Hydrographic features > Physiographic features > Estuaries
Inorganic compounds > Oxides > Water
Policy
Processes > Recovery
Protection
Science
United States
Marine/Coastal; Brackish water | | Author keywords | National estuary program (u.s.); Estuarine area conservation; Estuarine oceanography; Environmental science; Ecology - ecosystems; Estuary; Estuarium |
| Authors | | Top | - Kennish, M.J., editor
- Kennish, M.J., editor
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| Abstract | Estuary Restoration and Maintenance: The National Estuary Program sets into clear perspective the state of America's estuarine waters, the effects of human development in watersheds, and the impacts of pollution and anthropogenic activities on living resources and habitats in these critically important coastal systems.
Effective restoration, management and protection of estuarine environments…
This timely volume examines the work of the National Estuary Program, the prominent federally funded initiative dealing with pollution and other anthropogenic impacts on estuarine ecosystems and the management plans necessary to ensure that these invaluable natural treasures remain healthy and productive for future generations.
Edited by a leading estuarine scientist, the book focuses on the technical and management issues involved in National Estuary Program sites across the U.S.-Long Island Sound, Delaware Bay, Galveston Bay, and San Francisco Bay. Each case study explains and assesses the following critical issues:
Status and trends of water quality, habitat conditions, natural resources and the uses of the estuary
Identification of priority problems and their cause and effect
Watershed development and pollutant loadings
Human impacts on biotic communities
Management plans to ensure ecological integrity of the system
An essential volume for all estuarine scientists. |
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