Description

This timely volume examines the work of the National Estuary Program, the most comprehensive federally-funded initiative in the USA dealing with pollution and other anthropogenic impacts on estuarine ecosystems. Written by a leading estuarine scientist, the book focuses on the technical and management issues involved in four regionally based program studies across the United States. Covers the waterfront of issues from the technical assessment of problems to management action plans for improving the environmental quality of estuaries.