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Synthesis: Estuaries Under Stress
Citation:
JORDAN, S. J. Synthesis: Estuaries Under Stress. Chapter 14, Stephen J. Jordan (ed.), Estuaries: Classification, Ecology, and Human Impacts. Nova Science Publishers, Inc, Hauppauge, NY, , 335-340, (2012).
Impact/Purpose:
Estuaries are subject to stresses that originate from intensive human activities in the proximal estuarine environment and in watersheds that drain to the coastal zone. These stresses are summarized here, with examples from this book and the scientific literature. To sustain the many benefits that estuaries provide to society, and to restore those that have been lost, will require better decisions than have been made in the past. Management and policy will need to be more proactive and less reactive, deal with upstream causes to relieve downstream effects, and account for a full range of ecosystem services in the economic balance of costs and benefits
Description:
Final chapter of book "Estuaries: Classification, Ecology, and Human Impacts
