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Great Bay Estuary Restoration Compendium [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Single species approaches to natural resource conservation and management are now viewed as antiquated and oversimplified for dealing with complex systems.
Burdick, David M.   +3 more
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Environmental and aesthetic impacts of small docks and piers, workshop report: Developing a science-based decision support tool for small dock management, phase 1: Status of the science [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Few issues confronting coastal resource managers are as divisive or difficult to manage as regulating the construction of private recreational docks and piers associated with residential development.
Bliven, Steve, Kelty, Ruth
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State of Our Estuaries 2013 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Every three years the Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership (PREP) produces this condition and environmental trends report in an effort to provide communities and citizens with an informed and comprehensive evaluation of what is being observed in our ...
Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership
core   +1 more source

Biophysical model of eelgrass and water quality in Coos Bay, OR shows greater mitigation potential for ocean acidification than hypoxia

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science
Seagrass beds provide important ecosystem services and are valued, in part, for their potential to mediate stressors such as ocean acidification and hypoxia (OAH) for sensitive species.
Caitlin L. Magel   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Results of 2013 Macroalgal Monitoring and Recommendations for Future Monitoring in Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The recently designated nitrogen impairment and reports of elevated macroalgal growth in Great Bay Estuary indicate ecological imbalance. However, reversing the Estuary’s ecological decline will require commitment of considerable resources and is ...
Burdick, David M., Cianciola, Elisabeth
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Removal of Sea Lettuce, Ulva spp., in Estuaries to Improve the Environments for Invertebrates, Fish, Wading Birds, and Eelgrass, Zostera marina [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Mats (biomasses) of macroalgae, i.e. Ulva spp., Enteromorpha spp., Graciolaria spp., and Cladophora spp., have increased markedly over the past 50 years, and they cover much larger areas than they once did in many estuaries of the world.
MacKenzie, Jr., Clyde L.
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Flushing Time Versus Residence Time for the Great Bay Estuary [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The terms “flushing time” and “residence time” have cropped up often in discussions about water quality and eelgrass health in the Great Bay Estuary. Flushing time and residence time are not the same thing and should not be used interchangeably. Flushing
Matso, Kalle
core   +1 more source

Analysis of Nitrogen Loading Reductions for Wastewater Treatment Facilities and Non-Point Sources in the Great Bay Estuary Watershed [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
In 2009, the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) published a proposal for numeric nutrient criteria for the Great Bay Estuary. The report found that total nitrogen concentrations in most of the estuary needed to be less than 0.3 mg N/
Burack, Thomas S.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Non-target Impacts to Eelgrass from Treatments to Control Spartina in Willapa Bay, Washington [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Four methods to control the smooth cordgrass Spartina (Spartina alterniflora) and the footwear worn by treatment personnelat several sites in Willapa Bay, Washington were evaluatedto determine the non-target impacts to eelgrass (Zostera japonica). Clone-
Conquest, Loveday L.   +3 more
core  

Eelgrass Habitat Creation in Nantucket Harbor, Massachusetts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
In response to eelgrass habitat losses associated with development and marine activities in and around Nantucket Harbor, a plan to restore a meadow by transplanting eelgrass to previously vegetated areas was developed in conjunction with the Nantucket ...
Burdick, David M   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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