Kennish Estuary Restoration and Maintenance

The National Estuary Program
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4200-7443-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 376 Seiten

Reihe: Marine Science

This timely volume examines the work of the National Estuary Program, the prominent federally-funded initiative dealing with pollution and other anthropogenic impacts on estuarine ecosystems and the management plans necessary to ensure that these invaluable natural treasures remain healthy and productive for future generations.

Estuary Restoration and Maintenance sets into clear perspective the state of America's estuarine waters, the effects of human development in watersheds, and the impacts of pollution and anthropogenic activities on living resources and habitats in these critically important coastal systems.

Effective management and protection of estuarine environments

Edited by a leading estuarine scientist, the book focuses on the technical and management issues involved in National Estuary Program sites across the United States-Long Island Sound, Delaware Bay, Galveston Bay, and San Francisco Bay. Each case study explains and assesses the following critical issues:

-a historical description of the priority problems
-status and trends of water quality, habitat conditions, natural resources and the uses of the estuary
-human impacts on water quality and habitats, natural resources and the uses of the estuary
-the links between pollutant loadings and watershed development, natural resources and the uses of the estuary
-the identification of priority problems and their cause and effect,

-management plans to ensure ecological integrity of the estuary

Estuary Restoration and Maintenance covers the gamut of issues, from the technical assessment of problems to management action plans for the improvement of the environmental quality of estuaries.

Features

Zielgruppe

Audience
Marine Scientists, Aquatic Scientists, Government agencies dealing with pollution issues, Environmental Professionals, Public Policy Makers, Urban Planners.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kennish, Michael J.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Deltas, Flussmündungen, Küstenregionen
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS AND THE NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM
Legislation and the National Estuary Program
Pollution Sources
Estuarine Pollutants
Habitat Loss and Alteration
Watersheds
Freshwater Inflow Alteration
Shoreline Development
Sea Level Rise
Estuarine Biota
LONG ISLAND SOUND ESTUARY PROGRAM
Physical Description
Priority Problems
Living Resources
Habitats
Anthropogenic Impacts
Management Actions
Land Use and Development
Program Implementation
DELAWARE ESTUARY PROGRAM
Delaware Estuary Program Goals and Objectives
Physical Oceanography
Land and Water Use
Water Quality
Toxic Substances
Habitat and Living Resources
Management Plan
GALVESTON BAY ESTUARY PROGRAM
Physical Description
Human Uses and Activities
Anthropogenic Effects
Habitats and Living Resources
Pathogens and Contaminants
Management Plan
SAN FRANCISCO BAY ESTUARY PROGRAM
Goals
Physical and Chemicall Characteristics
Population, Development, and Land Use
Anthropogenic Impacts
Habitat and Living Resources
Management Plan
References