Shallow Water Habitats

References

Physical Characteristics of Shallow Water Habitats

Brylawski, B.J. and Miller, T.J. 2003. Bioenergetic modeling of the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) using the Fish Bioenergetics (3.0) computer program. Bull. Mar. Sci. 72: 491-504.

Diaz, R., J. & Rosenberg, R. 1995. Marine benthic hypoxia: A review of its ecological effects and the behavioural responses of benthic macrofauna. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Ann. Rev. 33: 245-303.

Lalli, C. M. and T. M. Parsons. 1997. Biological Oceanography, An Introduction (2nd Edition). The Open University. 314 pp. ; Chapter 2.1 - Solar radiation.

Lalli, C. M. and T. M. Parsons. 1997. Biological Oceanography, An Introduction (2nd Edition). The Open University. 314 pp. ; Chapter 2.2 - Temperature.

Levinton, J. S. 2001. Marine Biology. Oxford University Press; Chapter 4 – The chemical and physical environment.

Mann, K. H. 2000. Ecology of coastal waters, with implications for management. Blackwell Publishing; Chapter 2.3 – Physical structure and functioning of estuaries; Chapter 2.5 – The biological consequences of changing freshwater runoff. Chapters 2 -7 have relevant sections on nutrients and their effects.

Valiela, I. 1995. Marine Ecological Processes (2nd Edition). Springer; Chapter 2 - Factors affecting primary production.

Benthic Community Ecology

Anderson, I.C., McGlathery, K. J., and Tyler, A. C. (2003). Microbial mediation of “reactive nitrogen transformations in a temperate lagoon. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 246:73-84.

Coull, B. C. 1999. Role of meiofauna in estuarine soft-bottom habitats. Australian Journal of Ecology 24: 327–343.

Diaz, R. J. and L. C. Schaffner. 1990. The functional role of estuarine benthos. pp. 25-56 in M. Haire and E. C. Krome (eds.), Perspectives on the Chesapeake Bay, 1990. Advances in Estuarine Science. Chesapeake Bay Program, Chesapeake Research Consortium Publication.

Giere, O. (1993). Meiobenthology: The microscopic fauna in aquatic sediments. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.

Heip, C., Vincx, M., Vranken, G., 1985. The ecology of marine nematodes. Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review 23: 99-489.

Higgins, R. P., Thiel, H. (1988). Introduction to the study of meiofauna. Smithsonian Institution Press.

Joye, S. B. and I. Anderson, 2007. Nitrogen cycling in Estuarine and Nearshore Sediments. In: Capone, D., Bronk, D., Carpenter, E. and Mulhollond, M. (Eds), Nitrogen in the Marine Environment, Springer Verlag, in press

Konhauser, K. 2007. Introduction to Geomicrobiology. Blackwell Publishing.

Mann, K. H. 2000. Ecology of coastal waters, with implications for management. Blackwell Publishing; Chapter 3 – Salt marshes Munn, C. B. 2004. Marine Microbiology: Ecology and Applications. Garland Science/BIOS Scientific Publishers.

Mann, K. H. 2000. Ecology of coastal waters, with implications for management. Blackwell Publishing; Chapter 8 – Estuarine Benthic Systems.

Mann, K. H. 2000. Ecology of coastal waters, with implications for management. Blackwell Publishing; Chapter 8.2.1 – Benthic microalgae.

Mann, K. H. 2000. Ecology of coastal waters, with implications for management. Blackwell Publishing; Chapter 9 – Nekton: Fish and Swimming Invertebrates.

McGlathery, K. J., Sundback, K, Anderson, I. C. (2007) Eutrophication in shallow coastal bays and lagoons: the role of plants in the coastal filter. Mar. Ecol Prog. Ser. 348: 1 – 18.

Munn, C. B. 2004. Marine Microbiology: Ecology and Applications. Garland Science/BIOS Scientific Publishers.

Raposa, K. B. and Roman, C. T. 2001. Monitoring nekton in shallow estuarine habitats. Technical Report, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Coastal Research Field Station, Narragansett, RI. 38 pp.

Ecosystem Processes

Anderson, I.C., McGlathery, K. J., and Tyler, A. C. (2003). Microbial mediation of reactive nitrogen transformations in a temperate lagoon. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 246:73-84.

Day, J. W., C. S. Hall, W. M. Kemp and A. Yánez-Arancibia. 1989. Estuarine Ecology. John Wiley and Sons. Chapter 7 – Microbial ecology and organic detritus in estuaries. (Note: the second edition of this book is scheduled for release in March 2008)

Joye, S. B. and I. Anderson, 2007. Nitrogen cycling in Estuarine and Nearshore Sediments. In: Capone, D., Bronk, D., Carpenter, E. and Mulhollond, M. (Eds), Nitrogen in the Marine Environment, Springer Verlag, in press.

Konhauser, K. 2007. Introduction to Geomicrobiology. Blackwell Publishing.

Lalli, C. M. and T. M. Parsons. 1997. Biological Oceanography, An Introduction (2nd Edition). The Open University. 314 pp.; Chapter 3 – Phytoplankton and primary production.

McGlathery, K. J., Sundback, K, Anderson, I. C. (2007) Eutrophication in shallow coastal bays and lagoons: the role of plants in the coastal filter. Mar. Ecol Prog. Ser. 348: 1 – 18.

Mann, K. H. 2000. Ecology of coastal waters, with implications for management. Blackwell Publishing; Chapters 2 -7 have relevant sections on nutrients and their effects.

Mann, K. H. 2000. Ecology of coastal waters, with implications for management. Blackwell Publishing; Chapter 6 – The fate of macrophyte detritus.

Mann, K. H. 2000. Ecology of coastal waters, with implications for management. Blackwell Publishing; Chapter 8 – Estuarine benthic systems.

Mann, K. H. 2000. Ecology of coastal waters, with implications for management. Blackwell Publishing; Chapter 8.5 Benthic secondary production.

Munn, C. B. 2004. Marine Microbiology: Ecology and Applications. Garland Science/BIOS Scientific Publishers.

Valiela, I. 1995. Marine Ecological Processes (2nd Edition). Springer; Chapter 7 – Processing of consumed energy.

Valiela, I. 1995. Marine Ecological Processes (2nd Edition). Springer; Chapter 8 – Trophic structure 1: Controls in benthic food webs.

Valiela, I. 1995. Marine Ecological Processes (2nd Edition). Springer; Chapter 13 – The carbon cycle: production and transformations of organic matter.

Valiela, I. 1995. Marine Ecological Processes (2nd Edition). Springer; Chapter 14 – Nutrient cycles and ecosystem stoichiometry.

Evaluating Stress

Begon, M., C. Townsend and J. L. Harper. 2006. Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems. Chapter 22. Ecological Applications: Management of Communities and Ecosystems. Blackwell Publishing.

Gibson , G.R., M. L. Bowman, J. Gerritsen and B. D. Snyder. 2000. Estuarine and Coastal Marine Waters: Bioassessment and Biocriteria Technical Guidance. EPA 822-B-00-024. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, Washington, DC.

Karr, J. R. and E. W. Chu. 1999. Restoring Life in Running Waters. Island Press, Washington, DC.

Llansó, R.J. 2002. Methods for Calculating the Chesapeake Bay Benthic Index of Biotic Integrity. Versar, Inc., 9200 Rumsey Road, Columbia, MD 21045, Revised 11 November 2002. Available at: http://www.baybenthos.versar.com

U.S. EPA. 2007. National Coastal Condition Reports. U.S. EPA, Washington DC.

Methods

Adams, S. M. 2005. Using multiple response bioindicators to assess the health of estuarine ecosystems: an operational framework. Bortone, S.A. (ed.) Estuarine Indicators. CRC Press, Washington, D.C.

American Public Health Association (APHA). 1992. Standard methods for the examination of waters and wastewater. American Public Health Association, American Water Works Association, and Water Pollution Control Federation. 18th edition, Washington, DC.

Anderson, I.C., McGlathery, K. J., and Tyler, A. C. (2003). Microbial mediation of reactive nitrogen transformations in a temperate lagoon. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 246:73-84.

Bale, A. J. and A. J. Kenny. 2005. Sediment Analysis and Characterization. Chapter 2 in Eleftheriou, A. and A. McIntyre. (eds.) Methods for the Study of Marine Benthos. 3rd Edition. Blackwell Scientific, Oxford, London.

Chapman, P.M. 1996. Presentation and interpretation of sediment quality triad data. Ecotoxicology 5:327-339.

Coull, B. C. 1999. Role of meiofauna in estuarine soft-bottom habitats. Australian Journal of Ecology. 24: 327-343.

Deegan, L. A., J. T. Finn, S. G. Ayvazian, C. A. Ryder-Kieffer, and J. Buonaccorsi. 1997. Development and validation of an estuarine biotic integrity index. Estuaries 20: 601-617.

Eleftheriou, A. and D.C. Moore. 2005. Macrofauna Techniques. Chapter 5 in Eleftheriou, A. and A. McIntyre. (eds.) Methods for the Study of Marine Benthos. 3rd Edition. Blackwell Scientific, Oxford, London.

Ferraro, S.P., R.C. Swartz, F.A. Cole, and W.A. DeBen. 1994. Optimum macrobenthic sampling protocol for detecting pollution impacts in the southern California Bight. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 29:127-153.

Kneib, R. T. 1997. The role of tidal marshes in the ecology of estuarine nekton. Oceanography and Marine Biology an Annual Review 35: 163-200.

Raposa, K. B., C. T. Roman, and J. F. Heltshe. 2003. Monitoring nekton as a bioindicator in shallow estuarine habitats. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 81: 239-255.

Richter, H., C. Lueckstaedt, U. Focken, and K. Becker. 2000. An improved procedure to assess fish condition on the basis of length-weight relationships. Archive of Fishery and Marine Research. 48: 255-264.

Shirley, M., P. O’Donnell, V. McGee, and T. Jones. 2005. Nekton species composition as a biological indicator of altered freshwater inflows into estuaries. Bortone, S.A. (ed.) Estuarine Indicators. CRC Press, Washington, D.C.

Smith, C. J. and H. Rumohr. 2005. Imaging Techniques. Chapter 3 in Eleftheriou, A. and A. McIntyre. (eds.) Methods for the Study of Marine Benthos. 3rd Edition. Blackwell Scientific, Oxford, London.

Somerfield, P. J., R. M. Warwick and T. Moens 2005. Meiofauna Techniques. Chapter 6 in Eleftheriou, A. and A. McIntyre. (eds.) Methods for the Study of Marine Benthos. 3rd Edition. Blackwell Scientific, Oxford, London.

Underwood, A. J. and M. G. Chapman. 2005. Design and Analysis in Benthic Surveys. Chapter 1 in Eleftheriou, A. and A. McIntyre. (eds.) Methods for the Study of Marine Benthos. 3rd Edition. Blackwell Scientific, Oxford, London.