Estuarine Science

There has been considerable debate about the definition of an estuary because of the divergent properties found within and among estuaries from different regions of the world. 

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Boesch, D.F., Burger, J., D Elia, C.F., Reed, D.J., and Scavia, D. (2000) Scientific synthesis in estuarine management In Estuarine Science A Synthetic Approach to Research and Practice (Hobbie, J.E., ed.), pp. 507-526, Island Press, Washington, DC. 

Boynton, W. R., and Kemp, W. M. (2000). Influence of river flow and nutrient loads on selected ecosystem processes A synthesis of Chesapeake Bay data. In . E. Hobbie, ed. Estuarine Science A Synthetic Approach to Research and Practice. Washington, DC Island Press, pp. 269—298. Bricker, S. B., Clement, C. G., PirhaHa, D. E., Orlando, S. P., and Farrow, D. R. G. (1999). National Estuarine Eutrophication Assessment Effects of Nutrient Enrichment in the Nation s Estuaries. NOAA, National Ocean Service, Special Projects Office, and the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Silver Spring, MD. 

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