| Titre : | Estuaries 23(3) - JUN 2000 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 00/00/0000 |
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S. S. Brown, Auteur ;
G. R. Gaston, Auteur ;
C. F. Rakocinski, Auteur ;
R. W. Heard, Auteur
Macrobenthic communities from estuaries throughout the northern Gulf of Mexico were studied to assess the influence of sediment contaminants and natural environmental factors on macrobenthic community trophic structure. Community trophic data we[...]
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L. T. Johannesson, Auteur ;
R. L. Stevens, Auteur ;
J. H. Alexanderson, Auteur
Harbor-estuaries are complex sedimentary environments where both natural and anthropogenic processes influence the distribution and accumulation of sediments, which in turn is of importance for maintenance dredging and pollution control. This pa[...]
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L. L. Stehlik, Auteur ;
C. J. Meise, Auteur
Juvenile and adult winter flounder, Pseudopleuronectes americanus Walbaum (Pleuronectidae), from the Navesink River and Sandy Hook Bay, New Jersey, U.S., were examined for ontogenetic, seasonal, and spatial variation in dietary content. Fish (n [...]
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G. Bjork, Auteur ;
O. Liungman, Auteur ;
L. Rydberg, Auteur
Water circulation and salinity variations above sill levels in the Orust Tjorn fjords on the Swedish west coast, are investigated by means of hydrographic observations and a process-oriented box model. This fjord system, which is situated in the[...]
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D. L. Strayer, Auteur ;
L. C. Smith, Auteur
We studied the macroinvertebrate fauna of a rocky shore in the freshwater tidal Hudson River during 1992-1994, the early years of the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) invasion. The macroinvertebrate community was numerically dominated by chir[...]
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I. T. Webster, Auteur ;
J. S. Parslow, Auteur ;
S. V. Smith, Auteur
The analysis of nutrient budgets is a common method for assessing the biogeochemical function of estuaries including denitrification and nutrient retention rates. The Land Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (LOICZ) guidelines for constructin[...]
Article
J. L. Hench, Auteur ;
J. T. Bircher, Auteur ;
R. A. Luettich, Auteur
This paper describes the design, testing, and application of a portable and retractable shipboard acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) boom-mount. The boom is specifically adapted for small fiberglass boats working with a minimal crew. The d[...]
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J. D. Hagy, Auteur ;
L. P. Sanford, Auteur ;
W. R. Boynton, Auteur
A box model based on salinity distributions and freshwater inflow measurements was developed and used to estimate net non-tidal physical circulation and hydraulic residence times for Patuxent River estuary, Maryland, a tributary estuary of Chesa[...]
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J. O. Blanton, Auteur ;
F. A. Andrade, Auteur ;
M. A. Ferreira, Auteur
We describe the tidal circulation and salinity regime of a coastal plain estuary that connects to the ocean through a flood tide delta. The delta acts as a sill, and we examine the mechanisms through which the sill affects exchange of estuarine [...]
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H. N. Cabral, Auteur
The flatfish community of the Sado estuary was studied based on beam trawl catches in six sampling areas. Temperature and salinity were recorded during surveys and sediment composition was determined at each sampling area. A total of 12 species [...]
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J. M. Visser, Auteur ;
R. H. Chabreck, Auteur ;
C. E. Sasser, Auteur ;
R. G. Linscombe, Auteur
The Chenier Plain of Louisiana contains 3,085 km(2) of coastal marshes and stretches from the Texas border to Vermilion Bay at approximately 91 degrees 30'W. The objective of this study was to describe the vegetation types of the Chenier Plain i[...]
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F. G. Araujo, Auteur ;
W. P. Williams, Auteur ;
R. G. Bailey, Auteur
Fish abundance and environmental data collected over ten years (1980-1989) from the middle Thames estuary, England, were analyzed to detect temporal trends in fish populations and relationship with environmental parameters, and to assess water q[...]
