Coastal & Estuarine Science News Archive

Noviembre del 2012

¿Por Qué Últimamente Carolina del Sur Estuvo Menos Malhumorada?

Preguntas Importantes sobre el Manejo de las Marismas con el Uso de Fuego

Un Índice Sencillo para Evaluar el Estado Trófico del Estuario: el pH y OD son las Claves

Hidrología Vinculada con la Biomasa del Fitoplancton en Dos Estuarios de Carolina del Norte: Los Ríos Aportan Nutrientes y los Eliminan

November 2012

Why Has South Carolina Been Less Crabby Lately?

Burning Questions about Prescribed Fire Management of Marshes

A Simple Index for Assessing Estuarine Trophic State: pH and DO are the Keys

Hydrology Linked to Phytoplankton Biomass in Two NC Estuaries: Rivers both Deliver Nutrients and Flush them Away

Septiembre del 2012

Estudio refiere que el Desvío del Río Mississippi no Afecta a los Criaderos de Peces

El Incremento del Calor en una Bahía Mediterránea Podría Conducir a un Mayor Grado de Hipoxia

Para Determinar la Salud de este Estuario, Pida Información sobre el Fitoplancton y el Bentos

Se Halló que la Hipoxia es un Obstáculo para la Migración del Zooplancton en la Zona Norte del Golfo de México

September 2012

Mississippi River Diversion Does Not Hurt Fisheries, Study Says

Turning up the Heat in a Mediterranean Bay May Lead to More Hypoxia

To Determine the Health of this Estuary, Ask the Phytoplankton and the Benthos

Hypoxia Found to be a Road Block to Zooplankton Migration in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Julio del 2012

Es Probable que los Impactos del Aumento del Nivel del Mar se Extiendan Aguas Arriba hasta los Bosques Inundables Mareales de Agua Dulce

Un Principio General en la Restauración de los Estuarios: Trate la Enfermedad, no el Síntoma

Un Método muy Prometedor para Medir la cantidad de Materia Orgánica Disuelta (MOD)

En el caso de la Lubina Blanca de la Bahía de Chesapeake, Algunos Criaderos Podrían ser Mejor que Otros

July 2012

Impacts of Sea Level Rise Likely to Extend Upstream to Tidal Freshwater Floodplain Forests

A Good Rule of Thumb in Estuarine Restoration: Address the Disease, not the Symptom

A High-Flying Method for Measuring DOM

For White Perch in the Chesapeake, Some Nurseries Might be Better than Others

Mayo del 2012

Vida en la Ciudad: Zonas Costeras Urbanas Naturales y Protegidas Albergan Distintos Tipos de Comunidades, Hallazgos de un Estudio de Seattle

El Estuario de Entrada Abierta al Mar, Aporta Salinidad: Impactos de Abrir un Estuario Temporalmente Cerrado al Mar

El Papel de los Organismos Gelatinosos: La proliferación de Medusas Constituye la Causa y el Resultado de Efectos Eutróficos en un Fiordo Danés

Una Comparación de los Métodos de Evaluación Norteamericanos y Europeos de la Eutrofización

May 2012

City Life: Armored and Natural Urban Shorelines Harbor Different Communities, Seattle Study Finds

Open (Estuary) Mouth, Insert Salt: Impacts of Breaching a Temporarily Closed Estuary

Jelly Role: Jellyfish Blooms are a Result and Cause of Eutrophic Effects in Danish Fjord

A Side-by-Side Comparison of North American and European Eutrophication Assessment Methods

March 2012

Invisible Effects of Oil Spills in Estuaries: Impacts Can Start with Phytoplankton

Why Not Control Mosquitoes and Restore Tidal Marsh Habitat and Function? Long Island Study Says It Can be Done

When it Comes to Fish Habitat, Sea Lettuce is Not the Same as Seagrass

Odum Synthesis Essay: What Is Synthesis, Why Do It, and How Do We Do More of It?

Marzo del 2012

Efectos Invisibles de los Derrames de Petróleo en los Estuarios: Los Impactos Pueden Empezar con el Fitoplancton

¿Por Qué no Controlamos los Mosquitos y Restauramos la Función y el Hábitat de las Marismas Mareales en Forma Simultánea? Un Estudio Efectuado en Long Island Refiere que es Posible Lograrlo

Cuando se Trata del Hábitat de los Peces, Referirnos a la Lechuga de Mar No es lo Mismo que Referirse a la Pradera Marina

Ensayo de Síntesis de H.T. Odum: ¿Qué es Síntesis?; ¿Por qué la Hacemos? y ¿Cómo Hacemos Más?

Enero del 2012

El Aumento del Nivel del Mar Puede Aportar a las Marismas Mareales de Agua Dulce una Mayor cantidad de Sal, de Agua o Ambas ¿Cómo Reaccionarán las Marismas?

Lo que no es Mortal…Aún Puede Serlo Para los Peces Pelágicos del Estuario de la Bahía de San Francisco

Al Igual que el Incremento de la Frecuencia e Intensidad de las Tempestades, las Consecuencias para las Marismas Podrían Ser Más Complejas de lo que se Creía Previamente

¿Tienen Mapas Bénticos? Las Nuevas Técnicas Acústicas son Rápidas, Precisas, de Alta Resolución y Costo-Efectivas en Ambientes Complejos de Poca Profundidad

January 2012

Sea Level Rise Could Bring More Salt, More Water, or Both to Tidal Freshwater Marshes. How Will They Respond?

For Pelagic Fishes in San Francisco Estuary, What Doesn’t Kill You … Can Still Kill You

As Storm Frequency and Intensity Rise, Consequences for Marshes Could Be More Complex than Previously Thought

Got Benthic Maps? New Acoustic Techniques are Fast, Accurate, High-Resolution, and Cost-Effective in Shallow, Complex Environments

November 2011

Habitat Fidelity of Coastal Birds: Do they Dine in the Forest or “Eat Out” in the Salt Marsh?

Nutrient Loading Not the Likely Culprit in LI Sound Marsh Drownings

Berm Breaching Opens the Door to Macroinvertebrate Community Changes, at Least for a Time

Do Impacts of Nutrient Enrichment Extend to Tidal Freshwater and Oligohaline Wetlands?

September 2011

What Contributes to Resilience in Restored Eelgrass Beds? Case Studies Reveal Some Important Lessons

Exotic Species, Exotic Locale: Distribution and Abundance of Invasive Fish Species in Hawaiian Wetlands

Study Dissects Relationships among Hypoxia, Stratification, and Nutrients in the Chesapeake

Oysters and Wastewater Outflows are a Bad Mix, but Season and Distance Make a Difference

July 2011

Tampa Bay Leads the Way in Using Biotope Mosaic Approach to Management

Cause and Effect in the Baltic Sea: What Controls Phytoplankton Communities?

Shedding Light on Water Column Optical Properties and Seagrass Beds in Florida Bay

Weighing Issues of Scale in Monitoring Programs: Study Uses Nested Approach to Monitor Seagrass Beds

May 2011

Plastic Litters Developed and Undeveloped Beaches in NE Brazil

Nutrient Management and Shellfish Restoration Should Go Together, Study Shows

Wetland Site Types Vary in Their Ability to Keep Their Heads above Water as Sea Level Rises

Modeling Forecasts Outcomes of Freshwater Flow Restoration in the Everglades: Management Goals Can be Achieved

March 2011

Do Marsh Consumers Eat Off a Marsh Detritus or Phytoplankton Menu? Restoration Implications of Food Web Origins

Eelgrass is on the Decline in Massachusetts, But Some Good News Gives Hope

Potential Differences in Predation Vulnerability between Native and Non-native Oysters Could Influence Restoration Planning

Marsh or SAV? Nekton Need Both, Especially as Sea Level Rises

February 2011

Even Small Oil Spills Can Have Lingering Effects on Biota, Study Says

Searching for Patterns in Estuarine Recovery: Restoration Can Take Decades

Trouble in Paradise: Tracking Pollutant Sources in Hanalei Bay, Hawaii

Red Tide Pummels Tampa Bay Nekton Community, But Only Temporarily

November 2010

Effects of Nutrient Enrichment Go Underground

Modeling Says Delta Smelt May Become Victims of Shrinking Habitat

Good-bye, Bycatch: Helping Crab Pots Catch Fewer Terrapins

Does Habitat Disturbance in a VA Shallow Tidal Creek Disturb the Fish?

September 2010

Resisting Phragmites Invasions: Diverse Native Plant Assemblages Might Help

Modeling Past, Present, and Future Nitrogen in Narragansett Bay

EXPO’98 Improvements in Portugal Estuary Stick Around After the Fair is Long Gone

Bringing Back the Oyster: Sometimes Impacts Can Be Hard to See

June 2010

Restoration Mixed Bag for S. Florida Manatee Winter Refuges

Florida Bay’s Methylmercury Problem Falls from the Sky, Study Says

Long-term Monitoring Supports Nutrients as Source of Chesapeake’s SAV Decline, But Small-scale Factors Matter Too

Study Shows Thin-Layer Dredged Material Disposal Has Little Long-term Impact on Chesapeake Benthic Community

April 2010

Heavy Metals Weigh on Benthic Community in a Hong Kong Harbor

An Eelgrass Success Story in Boston Harbor: Careful Site Selection and Planting Methods are the Keys

Is Invasion by an Introduced Species Always an Ecological Disaster? Perhaps Not, Says Alabama Study

Restoration Projects in Elkhorn Slough Have Led to Improvements in Water Quality, Study Says

March 2010

Modified Shorelines May Harbor Modified Faunal Communities, Study Finds

Building a Better Shellfish Harvest Closure Decision Tool: Don’t Just Blame It On the Rain

Organic Pollutants, and The Problems They Cause, Are Here to Stay: H. T. Odum Synthesis Essay

How Will Future Climate and Sediment Supply Change the Shape of an Estuary? Projected Geomorphology in Suisun Bay, CA

January 2010

Shoreward Human Migration in Texas May Be Chasing Coastal Birds Away

Recovery of a Dutch Coastal Lagoon: Macrobenthos Lags, But Will Probably Catch Up

The Fall and Rise (and Fall and Rise) of Chesapeake Bay Eelgrass, and Strategies to Encourage Conservation and Recovery

Beach Grooming Makes Beaches Picturesque, but Does It Destroy Habitat?

December 2009

A Decade of Eutrophication in the Skidaway River Estuary: More Small Phytoplankton, Less Oxygen, Big Food Web Changes

Passive Restoration of Former Agricultural Sites Can Bring Back Marsh Channel Networks

Nutrient Enrichment Increases Food Web Complexity in Florida Bay

Massive Tideland Reclamation Project + Monsoon Conditions = Sediment and Water Quality Impacts

November 2009

Columbia River Salmon Food Webs Entangled with Ecosystem Alterations, Says Study

Unintended Consequences of a Gulf Coast Lake Diversion: Plans for More Marsh Leads to More Nutrients

New Patterns of Primary Production?

Study Finds Likely Population-Level Contaminant Effects on a Common Fish in San Francisco Bay

August 2009

Genetically Speaking, Mussels Recover Quickly from Sewage Impacts, Study Says

Snook Diet Diversity Goes, With the Flow, in Florida Creeks

N and P Reductions Necessary to Control Eutrophication in Coastal Waters

Satellite Data Provide Critical Information on the Really Big Picture

June 2009

Mexican Study Uses Alternate Method to Corroborate Sediment Chronology

Fringe Benefits: To Provide Critical Services, How Big Does a Marsh Have to Be?

Climate Can Eclipse Nutrient Loading as a Major Influence on Phytoplankton Communities, Says North Carolina Study

Unintended Consequences: Dredging Removes Fringing Vegetation Along with Sediments in Brazilian Lagoon

April 2009

Phytoplankton in Massachusetts Bay: Impacts of a Sewage Outfall Relocation

Study Says Marsh Ditching Leaves Legacy of Water Quality Effects

Dredged Material Placement May Serve as a Life Preserver for Drowning Marshes

Watershed Restoration Requires Stronger Science-Management Links, Says Essay

February 2009

Long-term Records Show that for Nitrogen, Losses are as Important as Loads

Fluorescence and Reflectance Indices are Promising as Early Warning Signals of Effects of Herbicide on Marsh Plants

For Coastal Ecosystems, Maybe You Can’t Go Home Again

Invasive Plants Maybe Not Such Bad News for Northern Gulf of Mexico Invertebrates

December 2008

Field Measurements of Oyster Filtration: Convenient, Accurate, and Useful for Restoration Projects

Introduced Pepper Plant May Invade by Sea

Boston Harbor: Cleanup Brings Back the Benthos

Hurricane Impact Depends on Geography and Bathymetry

The Upper vs. Lower Patuxent River Estuary: Differences in Long-term Water Quality Trends

October 2008

Trouble in Paradise: Multiple Indicators Used to Assess Water Quality in Kaua`i, Hawai`i

Hypoxia in a Small Estuary: Macroalgae, Rather than Phytoplankton, are Running the Show

Fifty-Five Years of Fish Kills in Texas: An Examination of Causes and Sources

Are Open Bays As Important As Salt Marshes for Brown Shrimp Nurseries in Louisiana?

September 2008

Tidal Restrictions Impact Algae to Mammals in Elkhorn Slough

Before and After Chesapeake Nutrient Reductions: New Patuxent Budget Provides Insights

Urbanization, Nutrients, and Macroalgae: Links in Waquoit Bay

Groundwater Contributes Little Nutrient Load to Neuse, But Could be Locally Important

April 2008

Coastal Ecosystems Need Better Public Relations, Says Study

If One Sediment Quality Assay is Good, Are Three Better?

“Thin Layers” Offer One Solution to the Cryptic Bloom Mystery

New Guidance for Expanding the Intersection of Management, Science, and Invasive Species

Florida Bay Nutrients Not to Blame for Florida Keys Reef Losses

December 2007

ASSETS Recommended for Use in Chinese Estuaries

Oceanographic Portrait of Glacier Bay Provides Insights About Fjords

Modern Technology Sheds Light on an Ancient Species

October 2007

Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia: Revisiting the 2001 Action Plan

Landscape, Land Use, and SAV in the Chesapeake

Lessons on Marsh Resilience Learned in the Bay of Fundy

August 2007

Critical Tool for American Samoa Mangrove Restoration is Community Support

Working “Backward,” Seagrass Depth Limits Can Lead to Nutrient and TSS Loading Limits

Ripped to Shreds: Mechanical Shredding Works to Wipe Out Water Hyacinth

Listening for Fish in the Shallow Waters of Barataria Bay

July 2007

Is Nutrient Loading a Smaller Problem Than We Think?

Improving Detergent’s Role in Tackling a Messy Problem

Australian Study: Weirs Mean Fish Can’t Go with the Flow

Development Paves the Way for Phragmites Invasion in the Chesapeake

June 2007

Can Chesapeake Oysters Be Enlisted in the Eutrophication Battle?

Designing Marine Reserve Networks: Connectivity is the Key

Perspective: Restoration Ecology is not Equal To Ecological Restoration, But Both are Needed

Study Provides Preview of Effects of Sea Level Rise on Marsh Plants

April 2007

Fallout from Sewage Outfall Relocation: Changes in Water Quality and Productivity in Boston Harbor

Altered Ecosystem, Altered Fish Assemblage in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

Goodbye to Terrapin Bycatch: A Florida Solution

Can Natural Reseeding Contribute to Marsh Restoration?

February 2007

In Chesapeake, Benthic Community Shows that Where Development is Up, Estuarine Health is Down

Telling the Phragmites Twins Apart: Native Prefers No Salt and Little Nitrogen

Fish Index Proves Useful in Taking the Pulse of South African Estuaries

Bioenergetics Study Reveals Tough Choice for Invasive Crabs: Get Eaten or Use Excess Energy

October 2006

Look Landward for Sources of Water Body Impairment, Says CA Study

Sampling Frequency: What Might You Be Missing?

Horseshoe Crab Sex and the City: Restoration Potential in Jamaica Bay

Feeding Sediment-Starved Tidal Marshes: Signs of Success in North Carolina

August 2006

“Compromise” Nutrient Model Produces Advice for Chesapeake Bay

Model Results Recommend Easing Up on Horseshoe Crab Harvest

Is Food Web Function Restored When Tidal Flow Is? Carbon Isotopes May Provide Clues

Southeast Estuaries May Be Joining the Hypoxia Club

June 2006

An Estuarine Paradox: Introduced Alga Dominates, but Supports Diversity Too

Common Reed Too Common for Mummichogs: Invader Provides Poor Habitat

Do These Oysters Need Salt? Landings and Salinity in the Gulf of Mexico

DOM Dynamics in Denmark

April 2006

More Fresh Water Brings Long-term Change to New Zealand Estuary

Wild Celery Beds Extend Nursery Habitat for Fishery Species

Where in the World (Or at Least in the Estuary) is Centropomus undecimalis?

Viruses Tested as Alternative Sewage Indicator

February 2006

Can Mid-Atlantic Marshes and Tidal Ponds Keep Their Heads above Water?

Shoreline Alterations Turn up the Heat on Puget Sound Beaches

A Green Light for Restoration: Transplanted Georgia Marsh Plants Thrive in Dieback Sites

What Happens to the Oxygen? Bacteria and Hypoxia in the Potomac River

January 2006

Drainage Networks in Restored Wetlands: Should Nature or a Shovel Introduce Tidal Creeks to Restoration Sites?

Investigation of Nitrogen Dynamics Goes Underground in New England

Salt Marsh Loss in New England: Beyond Aerial Photography

Functional Trajectory Models Transplanted to Eelgrass Bed

November 2005

Balancing Venice's Water Budget: Submarine Groundwater's Role

Good News for the New River

Review Takes Stock of Brown Tide Knowledge

Toxaphene-Contaminated Sediment Remediation Pays Off for GA Fish

September 2005

By-catch Reduction Device Protects Terps

Sediment Slurry Application Helps Delta Marsh Rise to the Challenge

Poor Water and Sediment Quality: Accessories to the Long Island Lobster Crash?

Of Wakes and Dredging in the Intracoastal Waterway: Compensatory Effects?

August 2005

Modern Genetic Techniques Aid in Managing an Ancient Fish

Golf Course Swales May Reduce Water Hazards

Seagrass Mapping Down Under: Challenges of New Technology

A Caution on the Use of Elemental and Stable Isotope Ratios: Do You Know Your Species' Natural Variability?

June 2005

Ultraviolet Radiation and Primary Productivity: Effects May Go Beyond the Antarctic

ENSO/SAV Links in Lake Pontchartrain: More than Coincidence

Are Created Marshes Equal, Above the Ground and Below?

Elkhorn Slough's Living History

May 2005

Striped Bass Eggs Go with the Flow: Pulsed Events and Transport to the ETM

Better Phytoplankton Identification Through Chemistry?

Role Models for Phytoplankton: Reference Communities Developed for Chesapeake Bay

The Coastal Ocean and CO2: Small Area, Large Flux

January 2005

Getting Warmer: An Exercise in Extrapolation Elucidates Effects of Global Warming

More Work Needed on Increasing Light Availability Under Piers for SAV, Study Finds

Sometimes Seagrass Declines are Not Our Fault!

Better, Faster, Cheaper Benthic Sampling

December 2004

Archival Data Elucidates the Fishy History of Lake Pontchartrain

Estuarine Sediments: Source or Sink for Heavy Metals?

Gaining Clarity: Model Supports Oyster Restoration to Reduce Turbidity, Encourage Seagrass Growth

Restoration of Seagrass Inhabitants Takes Some Time, Study Finds

September 2004

New Lessons from the Hudson River "School"

Hypoxia in the Chesapeake: A Look at History and the Future

Shore Crabs Push Dungeness Out of the Neighborhood in WA Restoration Effort

Sediment Cores Provide Wealth of Information in the Neuse and Pamlico

July 2004

Three Models Are Better Than One For Examining Gulf "Dead Zone"

Looong-term Sea Surface Temperature Record Available for New England

Priority-setting for Nutrient Management: Case Study in Waquoit Bay

What is the Fish-Killing Culprit in Dead-end Canals?

May 2004

Evidence that Global Climate Change Does Act Locally in San Francisco Bay

Invasion of the Marsh Snatchers: Effectiveness of Invasive Plant Removal in Puget Sound

Study Supports "Thinking Outside the Dike"

Links Between Land Use and Estuarine Health: A Potential Statistical Crystal Ball

April 2004

All Estuarine Nutrient Cycles are Not Created Equal: Lessons from a Tropical Estuary

Infection By Viruses May Aid in Brown Tide's Demise

English Sole Study Confirms Concentration Hypothesis

Big Bend Seagrasses Revisited: Region-wide Changes in Species Distributions

December 2003

Is The Mangrove Restored? Ask the Crabs

Water Quality Impacts on Fish Hard to Find in a Tidal Creek

Dennis, Floyd and Irene Provide Lessons About Hurricane Impacts

Effects of Nitrogen Loading on NE Marshes Characterized

July 2003

Study Shows Blue Crabs Thrive in Restored Salt Marsh

Impounded Marsh Communities May Take a Pounding

Hyacinth, Pennywort Shown to be Functionally Different

Study Documents Sources and Loadings of N to 34 Estuaries

Network Analysis Suggests Longer-Term Nitrogen Monitoring Needed in the Neuse

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