Estuary Restoration and Maintenance: The National Estuary ProgramThis 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. Estuary Restoration and Maintenance 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 management and protection of estuarine environments Edited by a leading estuarine scientist, the book focuses on the technical and management issues involved in National Estuary Program sites across the United States-Long Island Sound, Delaware Bay, Galveston Bay, and San Francisco Bay. Each case study explains and assesses the following critical issues: -a historical description of the priority problems -status and trends of water quality, habitat conditions, natural resources and the uses of the estuary -human impacts on water quality and habitats, natural resources and the uses of the estuary -the links between pollutant loadings and watershed development, natural resources and the uses of the estuary -the identification of priority problems and their cause and effect, -management plans to ensure ecological integrity of the estuary Estuary Restoration and Maintenance covers the gamut of issues, from the technical assessment of problems to management action plans for the improvement of the environmental quality of estuaries. Features |
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Contents
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Long Island Sound Estuary Program | 93 |
Delware Estuary Program | 155 |
Galveston Bay National Estuary Program | 205 |
San Francisco Estuary Project | 255 |
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Other editions - View all
Estuary Restoration and Maintenance: The National Estuary Program Michael J. Kennish No preview available - 1999 |
Common terms and phrases
abundance anthropogenic aquatic areas assessment Bay National Estuary beaches benthic biota biotic birds bottom sediments CCMP chemical Clean Water Act coastal commercial communities concentrations Connecticut crabs decreased Delaware Bay Delaware Estuary Program Delaware River delta discharges dissolved oxygen dredged material ecological effects Environmental Protection Agency finfish fish fisheries Francisco Estuary Project freshwater inflow Galveston Bay Galveston Bay National habitat loss Harbor heavy metals Houston Ship Channel hydrocarbons impacts implementation increase industrial inputs invertebrates kg/yr land levels living resources loads Long Island Sound Management Plan marine marshes monitoring municipal mussels National Estuary Program nitrogen nonpoint source pollution nutrients organisms oyster PAHs pathogens PCBs phytoplankton point source populations priority problems recreational Rept salinity saltmarsh San Francisco Bay San Francisco Estuary sediments shellfish shoreline South Bay species Status and Trends stormwater striped bass Tech tidal toxic substances trace metals U.S. Environmental Protection wastewater water quality watershed wetlands wildlife zooplankton
References to this book
Introduction to the Biology of Marine Life James L. Sumich,John Francis Morrissey Limited preview - 2004 |