Description
Book SynopsisThe fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico make up the largest commercial fishery in the United States. But the ecology of the Gulf is in trouble: much of the Gulf is subject to critical problems with toxic microorganisms.
Table of ContentsPHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS.
Geology and Hydrodynamics of Gulf of Mexico Estuaries.
Hydrography, Mixing Characteristics, and Residence Times of Gulf ofMexico Estuaries.
Sedimentary Processes of Gulf of Mexico Estuaries.
NUTRIENT DYNAMICS.
Suspended Particulate and Dissolved Nutrient Loadings to Gulf ofMexico Estuaries.
Nutrient Behavior and Phytoplankton Production in Gulf of MexicoEstuaries.
Benthic Nutrient Fluxes of Selected Estuaries in the Gulf ofMexico.
Wetland-Water Column Interactions and the Biogeochemistry ofEstuary-Watershed Coupling Around the Gulf of Mexico.
ORGANIC MATTER CYCLING.
Particulate Organic Matter in Gulf of MexicoEstuaries--Implications for Net Heterotrophy.
Dissolved Organic Matter in Estuaries of the Gulf of Mexico.
TRACE ELEMENT/ORGANIC IN CYCLING.
Trace Element Behavior in Gulf of Mexico Estuaries.
Natural Organic Matter Binding of Trace Metals and Trace OrganicContaminants in Estuaries.
Particle-Reactive Radionuclides as Tracers of BiogechemicalProcesses in Estuarine and Coastal Water of the Gulf ofMexico.
SUMMARY.
Biogechemistry of Gulf of Mexico Estuaries: Implications forManagement.
Index.
