Keywords:
Environmental monitoring - United States - Case studies.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
Focusing on environmental research, monitoring, and restoration, Estuarine Research, Monitoring, and Resource Protection provides a full overview of the NERRS program. The book examines estuarine problems including degraded water quality, reduction of biodiversity, and problematic invasive species, then investigates an array of human impacts. The chapter authors present a comprehensive analysis of six estuarine reserve locations, characterizing each region's physical, chemical, and biological conditions. These six case studies include a cross section of sites from three coasts and emphasize the importance of unified efforts to successfully maintain the ecology of critical areas.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (321 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780203495605
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=2010384
DDC:
577.7860973
Language:
English
Note:
Front cover -- Preface -- Editor -- Introduction -- References -- Contents -- 1 -- National Estuarine Research Reserve System: Program Components -- Introduction -- NERRS Mission -- NERRS Program Components -- Monitoring and Research: System-Wide Monitoring Program -- SWMP Development -- SWMP Components -- Special High-Priority Initiatives -- Habitat Restoration -- Invasive Species -- Education and Outreach -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Case Study 1 -- 2 -- Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve -- Introduction -- Watershed -- Upland Pitch Pine/Oak Forests -- Sandplain Grasslands -- Vernal Pools and Coastal Plain Pond Shores -- Riparian Habitats -- Freshwater Wetlands -- Salt Marshes -- Mudflats and Sandflats -- Beaches and Dunes -- Estuary -- Tidal Creeks and Channels -- Waquoit Bay -- Environment -- Organisms -- Anthropogenic Impacts -- Eutrophication -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Case Study 2 -- 3 -- Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve -- Introduction -- Environmental Setting -- Mullica River-Great Bay Estuary -- Water Quality -- Watershed Biotic Communities -- Plant Communities -- Salt Marshes -- Brackish Tidal Marshes -- Freshwater Marshes -- Lowland Plant Communities -- Upland Plant Communities -- Barrier Island Plant Communities -- Animal Communities -- Amphibians and Reptiles -- Mammals -- Birds -- Fish -- Estuarine Biotic Communities -- Plant Communities -- Benthic Flora -- Phytoplankton -- Animal Communities -- Zooplankton -- Benthic Fauna -- Finfish -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Case Study 3 -- 4 -- Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve -- Introduction -- Lower St. Jones River Reserve Site -- Watershed -- Upland Vegetation -- Wetland Vegetation -- Aquatic Habitat -- Water Quality -- Anthropogenic Impacts -- Pollution -- Habitat Alteration -- Biotic Communities.
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Phytoplankton -- Zooplankton -- Benthic Fauna -- Finfish -- Amphibians and Reptiles -- Birds -- Mammals -- Upper Blackbird Creek Reserve Site -- Watershed -- Upland Vegetation -- Wetland Vegetation -- Aquatic Habitat -- Anthropogenic Impacts -- Pollution and Habitat Alteration -- Biotic Communities -- Phytoplankton -- Zooplankton -- Benthic Fauna -- Finfish -- Amphibians and Reptiles -- Birds -- Mammals -- Commercially and Recreationally Important Species -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Case Study 4 -- 5 -- Ashepoo-Combahee-Edisto (ACE) Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve -- Introduction -- Watershed -- Plant Communities -- Animal Communities -- Amphibians and Reptiles -- Mammals -- Birds -- Insects -- Estuary -- Physical-Chemical Characteristics -- Biotic Communities -- Phytoplankton -- Zooplankton -- Benthic Invertebrates -- Fish -- Coastal Marine Waters -- Animal Communities -- Fish -- Reptiles -- Mammals -- Birds -- Endangered and Threatened Species -- Anthropogenic Impacts -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Case Study 5 -- 6 -- Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve -- Introduction -- Weeks Bay -- Physical Description -- Watershed -- Plant Communities -- Upland Habitats -- Wetland Habitats -- Animal Communities -- Herpetofauna -- Mammals -- Birds -- Estuary -- Plant Communities -- Phytoplankton and Microphytobenthos -- Animal Communities -- Zooplankton -- Benthic Fauna -- Fish -- Anthropogenic Impacts -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Case Study 6 -- 7 -- Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve -- Introduction -- Watershed -- Habitat -- Salt Marsh -- Salt Pannes -- Brackish Marsh -- Riparian Habitat -- Wetland-Upland Transition -- Dunes and Beach Habitat -- Intertidal Flats -- Estuary -- Aquatic Habitat: Tidal Creeks and Channels -- Plants -- Benthic Invertebrates -- Fish -- Birds.
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Anthropogenic Impacts -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Index -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
