Balston, Jacqueline Marie.

Thesis (Ph.D.) - James Cook University, 2007. / Appendices 1-11 contained on CD-ROM. Typescript (photocopy) Bibliography: leaves 193-228.

Boehme-Terrana, Linae Marie.

Dissertation (Ph.D.)--University of South Florida, 2007. / Title from PDF of title page. Document formatted into pages; contains 102 pages. Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Tzortziou, Maria.

Thesis (Ph. D.) -- University of Maryland, College Park, 2004. / Thesis research directed by: Meteorology. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.

Stecko, J. R. Pierre

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Bishop, Karen Anne

Changes in freshwater inputs due to water diversions and increased urbanization may alter the function and properties of estuarine ecosystems in South Texas. Freshwater and nitrogen inputs from the Mission and Aransas rivers to the federally designated Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve (Mission-Aransas NERR) have received considerable attention in the past few years. However, freshwater inputs from two rivers (the San Antonio and Guadalupe rivers) that combine and drain into a ...

Pratt, Catherine, n/a

Sewage pollution from humans, animal and domestic sources (land and agricultural run-off) are recognized as a major cause of deteriorating water quality along Australia's coastline. Management of water quality has primarily relied on the use of bacterial indicator methods. However the validity and source-specificity of these methods have been met with increasing reservations for several years now. A relatively recent methodology uses a different chemical biomarker approach using 'sterols', a gro...

Marisa Alexandra Monteiro Batista dos Santos

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Cianfaglione, Kevin

Les estuaires sont constitués d'une vaste mosaïque d'habitats naturels et semi-naturels. L'objectif de cette thèse est d'étudier les végétations et les paysages végétaux des systèmes estuariens atlantique en France, en essayant de comprendre le fonctionnement et les schémas de distribution des différentes unités de végétation. La présente étude tente de mettre au point un modèle théorique commun de fonctionnement et de gradients écologiques, afin de compléter la classification et la connaissance...

Capossela, Karen M.

A comprehensive understanding of migration dynamics, within-estuary behaviors and physiological tolerances of fish is needed to assess and predict future responses of fish to environmental disturbance and to protect habitat necessary for growth and survival. This study adds to current knowledge of summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) responses to environmental conditions by (1) examining migration and within-estuarine behaviors of adult summer flounder and (2) establishing summer flounder met...

Romine, Heidi M.

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Cochran, Maria Karin

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Balcom, Prentiss H.

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Fagan, Margaret H.

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Gillett, David James

Anthropogenic degradation of coastal and estuarine habitats is an ongoing problem facing scientists, natural resource mangers, and the general public. Decreases in habitat quality produce relatively predictable changes in the structure and composition of macrobenthic communities and it has traditionally been assumed that the ecosystem functions of the community change as well. In Chesapeake Bay, the most pervasive cause for the degradation of benthic habitats is the excessive inputs of nutrients...

Cartwright, Grace M.

As part of this dissertation work, a long term observing station at Clay Bank on the York River in Virginia has been established and maintained since 2006, and was used to gain a better understanding of sediment processes in a muddy estuary and in muddy coastal environments in general. While data from this NSF-funded Multi-Disciplinary Benthic Exchange Dynamic (MUDBED) observing system has and will be used by other students for this general purpose, this dissertation focuses specifically on bett...

Kindler, Dean Douglas

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Jin, San

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Sagasti, Alessandra

Community models predict the effects of stress on community structure and processes. I tested the Menge and Sutherland 1987 model in an estuarine epifaunal community experiencing low oxygen stress, termed hypoxia. Epifauna, animals living on the surfaces of substrates, are ecologically important in many estuaries where hypoxia occurs, yet little is known about the effects of hypoxia on these communities. Epifauna formed dense communities in the York River, a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay, USA,...

Beardsley, Ana Marie

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Skrabal, Tracy Eanes

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Hedgepeth, Marvin Ervis

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Van Tine, Robin Francis

The temporal spectral light environment of shallow areas of the lower Chesapeake Bay was characterized by cosine collection of downwelling diffuse irradiance at 12 wavelengths between 400 and 700 nm. An extensive monthly and site comparison of spectral attenuation coefficients is presented and compared with previous measurements of the light quality environment of the Chesapeake Bay and other estuaries and marine waters. Spectral irradiance and attenuation of light in a mangrove creek and Thalas...

Seitz, Rochelle D.

A unifying theory of community regulation in soft-bottom systems remains elusive, despite extensive field studies on factors controlling community structure. Here, I have (1) reviewed models of community regulation, (2) examined the role of predation in controlling benthic diversity along a salinity gradient, (3) examined effects of predation upon an abundant bivalve, Macoma balthica, and (4) revised a model of community regulation in an estuarine soft-bottom system. The Menge and Sutherland (MS...

Schloesser, Ryan W.

The focus of this dissertation is to investigate relationships among indices of fish condition and examine temporal and spatial dynamics in condition of juvenile summer flounder, striped bass, and Atlantic croaker from Virginia estuaries. In the first two chapters, I compare multiple direct (energy density and proximate components) and indirect (length-based indices, hepatosomatic index, and relative subdermal lipids) approaches for assessing fish health to identify suitable means of estimating ...

Quidort, Wenda Lee

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has established the Total Coliform Rule as an indication of health risks associated with microbial contamination of drinking and ground water. In addition, the fecal coliform test is used as an indicator to reflect the suitability of use by consumers of class A biosolids. However, numerous studies have shown that bacterial indicators are not predictive of enteric viruses, such as human adenovirus (HAdV), which are much more resistant to t...

Price, James Edward

The community structure and vertical distribution patterns of mesozooplankton in the lower York River, Virginia were examined during August, 1978. Samples were collected in the upper and lower water strata before, during and after destratification of the water column due to tidal mixing. In the stratified pre-mixed water column, distinct zooplankton communities were identified above and below the pycnocline. Pronounced diurnal vertical migrations of Acartia tonsa (all stages) and Pseudodiaptomus...

Herman, Julie D.

Three separate but related aspects of sediment allocation in a river/estuarine system were examined. The main purpose was to compare sediment budgets for a series of eleven nested sub-watersheds as a function of watershed size, ranging from 65 to 6900 km2. The approach quantified six budget components: upland erosion; stream bank erosion; colluvial storage; wetland storage; stream channel erosion and storage; and sediment flux at the outlets. Three budgets were developed for each sub-watershed t...

Fritz, Alyce T.

Seasonal occurrence and activity of heterotrophic nanoflagellates (HNANO or heteroflagellates) and bacteria were studied in a sheltered brackish water embayment of Chesapeake Bay wetlands (Virginia, USA) over a three year period (1981 - 1984). Epifluorescence direct counts and Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy (SEM and TEM) techniques were used for the description of organisms, enumeration, and biomass determinations. Seasonal bacterial growth rates and growth and grazing rates of ba...

Dillon, Thomas Mitchell

The physiological effects of a natural perturbation (fluctuating. temperatures) and a petroleum-induced perturbation. (dimethylnaphthalene-contaminated food) on the grass shrimp. Palaemonetes pugio were compared. The resistance of shrimp to. environmental challenge, oxygen consumption rates (Vo(,2)) and(' ). several physiological indices of stress were determined after a 32. day exposure to fluctuating temperatures (FT) (18-22�C) and/or dimethylnaphthalene (DMN)-contaminated food (0.24 (mu)g D...

Dellapenna, Timothy M.

To investigate the relationship between biological and physical mixing in forming strata, the lower mainstem of Chesapeake Bay has been contrasted with the York River Subestuary. By using radioisotope profiles from sediment cores, comparisons are made in terms of depth and rate of sediment mixing, deposition and accretion. Within the lower Chesapeake Bay two sites were selected as biologically dominated, both are located within the bay stem plains and are characterized by muddy sand and an abund...

Arzayus, Krisa Murray

Surficial sediments and sediment cores were collected from two distinct depositional regimes of the York River subestuary of Chesapeake Bay to document seasonal inputs, spatial variability, and longer-term (>40 years) fate of total organic carbon (TOC), lipid biomarker compounds and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). These regimes included biological mixing in the lower York and episodic mixing at the mid river site. Compounds were selected to represent a range of chemical reactivities, bi...

Pfirrmann, Bruce William

Oyster reef restoration may enhance the production of ecologically or economically important fish species, an ecosystem service, by providing refuge and foraging habitat. Predicting the effects of oyster habitat restoration on fisheries production in Chesapeake Bay requires a better understanding of fish habitat use, trophic dynamics, and the processes leading to production on a habitat-scale. The objective of this thesis was to evaluate the influence of restored subtidal oyster reefs on the abu...

This dissertation combines laboratory experiments and analysis of field samples to examine tungsten (W) geochemistry. Data from low ionic strength experimental solutions at room temperature containing between 0.01 M to 0.0002 M total sulfide and 0.0027 M - 0.0001 M tungstate were analyzed using UV/VIS spectrophotometry. Stability constants have been determined for the formation of mono-thiotungstate log K01= 3.43 ± 0.61, di-thiotungstate log K12 = 3.02 ± 0.61, tri-thiotungstate log K23 = 2.82 ...

The Flanner Beach Formation was deposited along the Atlantic Coast of North Carolina, during a high stand of sea level about 200,000 years BP. The formation consists of three members in the Neuse River valley: (1) Smith Gut member (new unit), deposited in early transgressive, open bay settings; (2) Arapahoe sand member, deposited in barrier island environments as rate of sea level rise decreased; and (3) Beard Creek member, composed of bay and lagoonal sediments that accumulated in varied estuar...

acase@tulane.edu

Interactions between proteins and interfaces are widespread. The role of protein adsorption in tissue culture, biocompatibility, serological tests, emulsification and stability of dispersions is well documented. The proposed role of protein adsorption as a conditioning film required for microbial colonization has far-reaching implications for the design of dental implants and prosthetic devices and for marine engineering. Yet, a comprehensive theory of protein adsorption has remained elusive Thi...

The Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve is one of twenty-six such reserves in the United States established with the intent of protecting coastal estuaries. GIS-based analysis of aerial photographs of the southern half of the reserve reveals high rates of erosion along the margin of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway which runs through the reserve. From 1970/1971 to 2002 nearly 70 hectares (approximately 170 acres) of shoreline habitat were degraded by erosion along the 6...

This investigation compared statistical parameters for the blood serum chemistries of free ranging Osprey nestlings from Florida Bay and an Osprey population from Lake Istokpoga, in Central Florida (Chapter 1). Florida Bay Ospreys showed higher mean rank values for alanine aminotransferase (H=6.79, P=.009), alkaline phosphatase (H=6.48, P=.011), and sodium (H=5.7, P=.017), and Central Florida had higher mean rank values potassium (H=13.19, P=.000) and carbon dioxide (H=6.23, P=.013). Serum ...

Johnson, Geoffrey

Environmental history recorded in sediments can reconstruct estuarine water quality metrics, such as dissolved oxygen, through the use of geochemical and biological proxies. I collected sediment cores from two locations in the Coos Bay Estuary, at South Slough and Haynes Inlet, spanning from ~1680 AD to the present. To address the historical record of water column oxygen in the estuary I measured a suite of geochemical proxies including organic matter, magnetic susceptibility, and redox-sensitiv...

Radloff, James Victor

Alien invasive species have the ability to transform or alter environments, often causing severe ecological and/or economic impacts. Marine bioinvasions are occurring globally and are most often facilitated (intentially and accidently) through anthropogenic activities including the building of inter-oceanic canals, shipping and commerce. The Mediterranean mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis, is a globally successful marine alien invasive species which was first recorded on the west coast of South ...

Dlouhy, Brittney, Dlouhy, Brittney

From September 2009 to July 2011 I collected vertically stratified zooplankton samples and recorded estuarine water parameters on a monthly basis in the Coos Bay estuary, Oregon during flood and ebb tides. I identified five taxa of juvenile bivalves in the plankton:

Bauman, Stephanie

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Nel, Larize

Estuaries are among the most productive and diverse of aquatic habitats supporting a rich variety of plants and animals. They are nursery areas for many species of fish harvested by recreational and subsistence anglers. The Swartkops River Estuary (SRE) is situated approximately 10 km north-east of Port Elizabeth and the only major well-preserved estuary within a city, thus unique to South Africa. The SRE is surrounded by highly urbanized and industrialized regions in the Eastern Cape. The aim o...

Lamberth, Stephen Justin

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 163-180). / In multispecies fisheries knowledge, personnel and funding limitations often create the dilemma over which species should be the first to receive management and research attention. This thesis uses a Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis approach to prioritize 176 South African linefish species on the basis of a number of criteria indicating conservation and socio-economic importance. Each species importance was assessed from the points of view ...

Mathabane, Nathan

Accurate sediment flux histories are critical data for deciphering the relative importance of climate and land use factors such as logging and road construction on sediment production and deposition. We use 210Pb activities derived from sediment cores taken on the tidal flats of the South Slough of the Coos Bay estuary to establish temporal variations in sediment accumulation rates. We determined that average deposition varied between 0.4 and 0.81 cm/yr based on two ~80 cm sediment cores. Sedime...

Dunn, Paul Hayven, 1981-

xix, 166 p. : ill. / The nemertean worm Carcinonemertes errans is an egg predator on the Dungeness crab, Cancer magister, an important fishery species along the west coast of North America. This study examined the estuarine distribution and larval biology of C. errans. Parasite prevalence and mean intensity of C. errans infecting C. magister varied along an estuarine gradient in the Coos Bay, Oregon. Crabs nearest the ocean carried the heaviest parasite loads, and larger crabs were more heavily ...

Miner, Jonathan Neal, 1969-

Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (leaves 77-80). Description: xii, 80 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm. / The lower distributional limits (fronts) of callianassid shrimp populations were observed at five sites in South Slough, Coos Bay estuary, Oregon. Fronts at four sites exhibited similar shoreward-seaward movements while the remaining site showed drastic population reductions. Shrimp density and body size were found to be significantly g...

Jordan, James Robertson, 1965-

Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (leaves 45-47). / Rhithropanopeus harrisii is an introduced Atlantic crab in Coos Bay, Oregon. In Coos Bay, it occurs only in the uppermost estuary where salinities are seasonally low (<1 0/00). Rhithropanopeus occurs at higher salinities in its native range, and tolerates higher salinities in the laboratory. A native crab, Hemigrapsus oregoneos1s, occurs in the estuary, but not as far up into the o...

Hodder, Janet

x, 106 leaves : ill., maps ; 29 cm Notes Typescript Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 1986 Includes vita and abstract Bibliography: leaves 98-106 Another copy on microfilm is located in Archives

Childs, Amber-Robyn, Cowley, Paul D (Paul Denfer), 1964-, Næsje, T F, Booth, Anthony John, Thorstad, E B, Økland, F

Telemetry methods were used to investigate the influence of selected environmental variables on the position and movement of an estuarine-dependent haemulid, the spotted grunter Pomadasys commersonnii (Lacepède 1801), in the Great Fish Estuary, South Africa. Forty individuals (263–698 mm TL) were surgically implanted with acoustic coded transmitters and manually tracked during two periods (7 February to 24 March 2003; n = 20 and 29 September to 15 November 2003; n = 20). Real-time data revealed ...