Science for ecosystem-based management : Narragansett Bay in the 21st century / Alan Desbonnet, Barry A. Costa-Pierce, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Costa-Pierce, Barry A.

Desbonnet, Alan

Hazel M. Hussong Fund.

Series:

Springer series on environmental management

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nutrient pollution of water--Rhode Island--Narragansett Bay.

Nutrient pollution of water.

Estuarine pollution--Rhode Island--Narragansett Bay.

Estuarine pollution.

Estuarine health--Rhode Island--Narragansett Bay.

Estuarine health.

Coastal zone management--Rhode Island--Narragansett Bay.

Coastal zone management.

Narragansett Bay (R.I.)--Environmental conditions.

Narragansett Bay (R.I.).

Rhode Island.

Physical Description:

xviii, 570 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, [2008]

Summary:

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 for 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.

Contents:

1 Geologic and Contemporary Landscapes of the Narragansett Bay Ecosystem / Jon C. Boothroyd, Peter V. August 1

2 Narragansett Bay Amidst a Globally Changing Climate / Michael E. Q. Pilson 35

3 Estimating Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition in the Northeastern United States: Relevance to Narragansett Bay / Robert W. Howarth 47

4 Groundwater Nitrogen Transport and Input along the Narragansett Bay Coastal Margin / Barbara L. Nowicki, Arthur J. Gold 67

5 Nitrogen and Phosphorus Inputs to Narragansett Bay: Past, Present, and Future / Scott W. Nixon, Betty A. Buckley, Stephen L. Granger, Lora A. Harris, Autumn J. Oczkowski, Robinson W. Fulweiler, Luke W. Cole 101

6 Nitrogen Inputs to Narragansett Bay: An Historical Perspective / Steven P. Hamburg, Donald Pryor, Matthew A. Vadeboncoeur 177

7 Anthropogenic Eutrophication of Narragansett Bay: Evidence from Dated Sediment Cores / John W. King, J. Bradford Hubeny, Carol L. Gibson, Elizabeth Laliberte, Kathryn H. Ford, Mark Cantwell, Rick McKinney, Peter Appleby 211

8 Circulation and Transport Dynamics in Narragansett Bay / Malcolm L. Spaulding, Craig Swanson 233

9 Critical Issues for Circulation Modeling of Narragansett Bay and Mount Hope Bay / Changsheng Chen, Liuzhi Zhao, Geoff Cowles, Brian Rothschild 281

10 The Dynamics of Water Exchange Between Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island Sound / Christopher Kincaid, Deanna Bergondo, Kurt Rosenberger 301

11 Summer Bottom Water Dissolved Oxygen in Upper Narragansett Bay / Emily Saarman, Warren L. Prell, David W. Murray, Christopher F. Deacutis 325

12 Evidence of Ecological Impacts from Excess Nutrients in Upper Narragansett Bay / Christopher F. Deacutis 349

13 An Ecosystem-based Perspective of Mount Hope Bay / Christian Krahforst, Marc Carullo 383

14 Natural Viral Communities in the Narragansett Bay Ecosystem / Marcia F. Marston 419

15 Nutrient and Plankton Dynamics in Narragansett Bay / Theodore J. Smayda, David G. Borkman 431

16 Narragansett Bay Ctenophore-Zooplankton-Phytoplankton Dynamics in a Changing Climate / Barbara K. Sullivan, Dian J. Gifford, John H. Costello, Jason R. Graff 485

17 Coastal Salt Marsh Community Change in Narragansett Bay in Response to Cultural Eutrophication / Cathleen Wigand 499

18 Impacts of Nutrients on Narragansett Bay Productivity: A Gradient Approach / Candace A. Oviatt 523

19 An "Ecofunctional" Approach to Ecosystem-based Management for Narragansett Bay / Barry A. Costa-Pierce, Alan Desbonnet 545.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Hazel M. Hussong Fund.

ISBN:

9780387352985

0387352988

OCLC:

221661257