Estuarine research, monitoring, and resource protection
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Estuarine research, monitoring, and resource protection
（CRC marine science series）
CRC Press, c2004
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
The ongoing growth of human populations within US coastal regions continues to increase habitat loss, eutrophication, organic loading, overfishing, and other anthropogenic stressors in estuarine waters.
The National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) is a federally funded initiative that addresses these critical estuarine problems and coastal resource issues at 25 sites in 21 states.
Now estuarine and watershed scientists, resource managers, community planners, and other professionals dealing with coastal zone issues have an expert resource describing the NERRS program, organization, goals, and management strategy. Estuarine Research, Monitoring, and Restoration first defines the components and technical aspects of the NERRS program, then provides valuable insight into the program through the presentation of six case studies of NERRS sites.
This book examines estuarine problems including degraded water quality, reduction of biodiversity, and problematic invasive species, then analyzes the human impacts affecting estuaries. The comprehensive analysis of the six estuarine reserve locations characterizes each region's physical, chemical, and biological conditions from the perspective of the NERRS program. These case studies include a cross section of sites from three coasts, each study emphasizing the importance of unified efforts of government and citizens to successfully maintain the ecology of these critical areas.
Table of Contents
National Estuarine Research Reserve System: Program Components. Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve. Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve. ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve. Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.
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