"Proceedings of a symposium sponsored by SCOR, UNESCO, San Francisco Society, California Sea Grant Program, and U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Mineral Management Service held at San Francisco State University, Tiburon, California, April 7-22, 1986." Includes index.

Inshore/offshore water exchange in shallow coastal systems / J. Dronkers -- Coastal/offshore water exchange in narrow, deep shelf areas / T.A. McClimans -- Satellite remote sensing for estimating coastal/offshore transports / U. Horstmann -- The use of stable isotope ratios for tracing the nearshore-offshore exchange of organic matter / J.N. Gearing -- Tidal flat areas / H. Postma -- Patterns of organic carbon exchange between coastal ecosystems : the mass balance approach in salt marsh ecosystems / C.S. Hopkinson -- Coupling of mangroves to the productivity of estuarine and coastal waters / R.R. Twilley -- Production and transport of organic matter in mangrove-dominated estuaries / P.L. Gomez -- Energy flow through fjord systems / T.H. Pearson -- Mass balance in coral reef-dominated areas / S.V. Smith -- Riverine C, N, Si and P transport to the coastal ocean : an overview / D.H. Peterson, S.W. Hager, L.E. Schemel -- Fish migrations between coastal and offshore areas / J.J. Zijlstra -- Larval transport in coastal Crustacea : three case histories / P.C. Rothlisberg -- Transport of crab larvae between estuaries and the continental shelf / C.E. Epifanio -- Coupling of hydrodynamic and ecosystems modelling applied to tidal estuaries / R.J. Uncles -- Coastal-offshore interactions : An evaluation of presented evidence / B.-O. Jansson, A.D. McIntyre, S.W. Nixon, M.M. Pamatmat, B. Zeitzschel, J.J. Zijlstra.