Ebook: Science for Ecosystem-based Management: Narragansett Bay in the 21st Century
- Tags: Environmental Management, Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution, Applied Ecology, Nature Conservation, Freshwater & Marine Ecology
- Series: Springer Series on Environmental Management
- Year: 2008
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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In the United States, approximately two thirds of coastal rivers and bays are moderately to severely degraded by nutrient pollution. Nonetheless, the problem of nutrient pollution is still debated. Rhode Island is in the formative stages of undertaking what many are calling a "grand experiment" in reducing nutrient input to the Narragansett Bay ecosystem, one of the best-studied estuaries in the world. "Science of Ecosystem-based Management: Narragansett Bay in the 21st Century" sets the stage for conducting this experiment by compiling, within one volume, the best available science from preeminent experts on the bay ecosystem. Each chapter elucidates what is known about the various elements that make up the ecosystem including its biology, ecology, chemistry, and physical dynamics, delving into historical data and trends, current research findings and consideration of how patterns might change given major reductions in nutrient input to the ecosystem.
While of obvious and great value to those directly engaged with Narragansett Bay, this volume provides useful examples of other places where nutrient reduction protocols are being considered or should be considered. This volume will be of interest and importance to researchers, agency personnel, and natural resource managers who are contemplating nutrient reductions as a way of moving towards sustainability in the use of coastal resources.
In the United States, approximately two thirds of coastal rivers and bays are moderately to severely degraded by nutrient pollution. Nonetheless, the problem of nutrient pollution is still debated. Rhode Island is in the formative stages of undertaking what many are calling a "grand experiment" in reducing nutrient input to the Narragansett Bay ecosystem, one of the best-studied estuaries in the world. "Science of Ecosystem-based Management: Narragansett Bay in the 21st Century" sets the stage for conducting this experiment by compiling, within one volume, the best available science from preeminent experts on the bay ecosystem. Each chapter elucidates what is known about the various elements that make up the ecosystem including its biology, ecology, chemistry, and physical dynamics, delving into historical data and trends, current research findings and consideration of how patterns might change given major reductions in nutrient input to the ecosystem.
While of obvious and great value to those directly engaged with Narragansett Bay, this volume provides useful examples of other places where nutrient reduction protocols are being considered or should be considered. This volume will be of interest and importance to researchers, agency personnel, and natural resource managers who are contemplating nutrient reductions as a way of moving towards sustainability in the use of coastal resources.
In the United States, approximately two thirds of coastal rivers and bays are moderately to severely degraded by nutrient pollution. Nonetheless, the problem of nutrient pollution is still debated. Rhode Island is in the formative stages of undertaking what many are calling a "grand experiment" in reducing nutrient input to the Narragansett Bay ecosystem, one of the best-studied estuaries in the world. "Science of Ecosystem-based Management: Narragansett Bay in the 21st Century" sets the stage for conducting this experiment by compiling, within one volume, the best available science from preeminent experts on the bay ecosystem. Each chapter elucidates what is known about the various elements that make up the ecosystem including its biology, ecology, chemistry, and physical dynamics, delving into historical data and trends, current research findings and consideration of how patterns might change given major reductions in nutrient input to the ecosystem.
While of obvious and great value to those directly engaged with Narragansett Bay, this volume provides useful examples of other places where nutrient reduction protocols are being considered or should be considered. This volume will be of interest and importance to researchers, agency personnel, and natural resource managers who are contemplating nutrient reductions as a way of moving towards sustainability in the use of coastal resources.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XVIII
Geologic and Contemporary Landscapes of the Narragansett Bay Ecosystem....Pages 1-33
Narragansett Bay Amidst a Globally Changing Climate....Pages 35-46
Estimating Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition in the Northeastern United States: Relevance to Narragansett Bay....Pages 47-65
Groundwater Nitrogen Transport and Input along the Narragansett Bay Coastal Margin....Pages 67-100
Nitrogen and Phosphorus Inputs to Narragansett Bay: Past, Present, and Future....Pages 101-175
Nitrogen Inputs to Narragansett Bay: An Historical Perspective....Pages 177-210
Anthropogenic Eutrophication of Narragansett Bay: Evidence from Dated Sediment Cores....Pages 211-232
Circulation and Transport Dynamics in Narragansett Bay....Pages 233-279
Critical Issues for Circulation Modeling of Narragansett Bay and Mount Hope Bay....Pages 281-300
The Dynamics of Water Exchange Between Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island Sound....Pages 301-324
Summer Bottom Water Dissolved Oxygen in Upper Narragansett Bay....Pages 325-347
Evidence of Ecological Impacts from Excess Nutrients in Upper Narragansett Bay....Pages 349-381
An Ecosystem-based Perspective of Mount Hope Bay....Pages 383-417
Natural Viral Communities in the Narragansett Bay Ecosystem....Pages 419-429
Nutrient and Plankton Dynamics in Narragansett Bay....Pages 431-484
Narragansett Bay Ctenophore-Zooplankton-Phytoplankton Dynamics in a Changing Climate....Pages 485-498
Coastal Salt Marsh Community Change in Narragansett Bay in Response to Cultural Eutrophication....Pages 499-521
Impacts of Nutrients on Narragansett Bay Productivity: A Gradient Approach....Pages 523-543
An “Ecofunctional” Approach to Ecosystem-based Management for Narragansett Bay....Pages 545-562
Back Matter....Pages 563-570
In the United States, approximately two thirds of coastal rivers and bays are moderately to severely degraded by nutrient pollution. Nonetheless, the problem of nutrient pollution is still debated. Rhode Island is in the formative stages of undertaking what many are calling a "grand experiment" in reducing nutrient input to the Narragansett Bay ecosystem, one of the best-studied estuaries in the world. "Science of Ecosystem-based Management: Narragansett Bay in the 21st Century" sets the stage for conducting this experiment by compiling, within one volume, the best available science from preeminent experts on the bay ecosystem. Each chapter elucidates what is known about the various elements that make up the ecosystem including its biology, ecology, chemistry, and physical dynamics, delving into historical data and trends, current research findings and consideration of how patterns might change given major reductions in nutrient input to the ecosystem.
While of obvious and great value to those directly engaged with Narragansett Bay, this volume provides useful examples of other places where nutrient reduction protocols are being considered or should be considered. This volume will be of interest and importance to researchers, agency personnel, and natural resource managers who are contemplating nutrient reductions as a way of moving towards sustainability in the use of coastal resources.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XVIII
Geologic and Contemporary Landscapes of the Narragansett Bay Ecosystem....Pages 1-33
Narragansett Bay Amidst a Globally Changing Climate....Pages 35-46
Estimating Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition in the Northeastern United States: Relevance to Narragansett Bay....Pages 47-65
Groundwater Nitrogen Transport and Input along the Narragansett Bay Coastal Margin....Pages 67-100
Nitrogen and Phosphorus Inputs to Narragansett Bay: Past, Present, and Future....Pages 101-175
Nitrogen Inputs to Narragansett Bay: An Historical Perspective....Pages 177-210
Anthropogenic Eutrophication of Narragansett Bay: Evidence from Dated Sediment Cores....Pages 211-232
Circulation and Transport Dynamics in Narragansett Bay....Pages 233-279
Critical Issues for Circulation Modeling of Narragansett Bay and Mount Hope Bay....Pages 281-300
The Dynamics of Water Exchange Between Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island Sound....Pages 301-324
Summer Bottom Water Dissolved Oxygen in Upper Narragansett Bay....Pages 325-347
Evidence of Ecological Impacts from Excess Nutrients in Upper Narragansett Bay....Pages 349-381
An Ecosystem-based Perspective of Mount Hope Bay....Pages 383-417
Natural Viral Communities in the Narragansett Bay Ecosystem....Pages 419-429
Nutrient and Plankton Dynamics in Narragansett Bay....Pages 431-484
Narragansett Bay Ctenophore-Zooplankton-Phytoplankton Dynamics in a Changing Climate....Pages 485-498
Coastal Salt Marsh Community Change in Narragansett Bay in Response to Cultural Eutrophication....Pages 499-521
Impacts of Nutrients on Narragansett Bay Productivity: A Gradient Approach....Pages 523-543
An “Ecofunctional” Approach to Ecosystem-based Management for Narragansett Bay....Pages 545-562
Back Matter....Pages 563-570
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