Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Pt. 1. Introduction and Classification
  • Introduction to Estuaries / S.J. Jordan
  • Classification for Estuarine Ecosystems : A Review and Comparison of Selected Classification Systems / J. Kurtz, J. Hagy
  • part 2. Ecology
  • Tagus Estuary Salt Marshes Structure and Dynamics : An Historical Perspective / I. Caçador, B. Duarte
  • Habitat Function of a Restored Salt Marsh / D. Vivian, C.F. Rakocinski, M.S. Peterson
  • Contribution of Estuarine Habitats to Major Fisheries / S.J. Jordan, M.S. Peterson
  • Carbon Cycling in Estuaries / J. Mukherjee, M. Roy, S. Ray
  • part 3. Human Impacts
  • Long-term Nitrate Transport through Watersheds to Estuaries / G. Seaver
  • Contaminants in Estuaries in Relation to Human Activities / L. Bartolomé, N. Etxebarria, J.C. Raposo
  • Long-term Monitoring of Trace Elements in Estuarine Waters, a Case Study : the Estuary of the Nerbioi-Ibaizabal River (Bilbao, Basque Country) / A. Gredilla, S.F. de Vallejuelo, G. Arana, A. de Diego, J.M. Madariaga
  • An Estuarine Ecosystem Model : Tokyo Bay Case Study / A. Sohma
  • part 4. Management and Decision-Making
  • The National Coastal Assessment : The Ecosystem Condition of U.S. Estuaries / J.K. Summers, V.D. Engle, L.M. Smith, L.M. Harwell, J.M. Macauley, J.E. Harvey
  • Storms and Sea Level Rise : Modeling Impacts on Estuaries and Coasts / M. Rajabalinejad, Z. Demirbilek
  • Formal Decision Analysis for Managing Ecosystem Services of Estuaries / J. Carriger, W.H. Benson
  • Synthesis : Estuaries under Stress / S.J. Jordan
  • Author Profiles
  • Glossary of Scientific Names and Technical Terms.