1. Dispersion and recruitment of crab larvae in the Chesapeake Bay plume: Physical and biological controls

   • Michael R. Roman
   • William C. Boicourt

   OriginalPaper Pages: 563 - 574

2. Plankton and dissolved inorganic carbon isotopic composition in a river-dominated estuary: Apalachicola Bay, Florida

   • Jeffrey P. Chanton
   • F. Graham Lewis

   OriginalPaper Pages: 575 - 583

3. Tower-based conditional sampling for measuring ecosystem-scale carbon dioxide exchange in coastal wetlands

   • J. L. Heilman
   • D. R. Cobos
   • K. J. McInnes

   OriginalPaper Pages: 584 - 591

4. Productivity and biomass of the seagrassThalassia testudinum along a gradient of freshwater influence in Charlotte Harbor, Florida

   • David A. Tomasko
   • Margaret O. Hall

   OriginalPaper Pages: 592 - 602

5. Trace metals and dissolved organic carbon in an estuary with restricted river flow and a brown tide bloom

   • Eric Breuer
   • Sergio A. Sañudo-Wilhelmy

   OriginalPaper Pages: 603 - 615

6. The effects of crude oil and remediation burning on three clones of smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora loisel.)

   • Daniel L. Smith
   • C. Edward Proffitt

   OriginalPaper Pages: 616 - 623

7. Refinement, validation, and application of a benthic condition index for Northern Gulf of Mexico estuaries

   • Virginia D. Engle
   • J. Kevin Summers

   OriginalPaper Pages: 624 - 635

8. Seasonal and annual variations in abundance and species composition of two nearshore fish communities in Maine

   • Mark A. Lazzari
   • Sally Sherman
   • Richard W. Langton

   OriginalPaper Pages: 636 - 647

9. Acoustic profiling of fine suspension concentration in the Changjiang estuary

   • Z. Shi
   • L. F. Ren
   • L. J. Hamilton

   OriginalPaper Pages: 648 - 656

10. Helophyte zonation in two regulated estuarine areas in the Netherlands: Vegetation analysis and relationships with hydrological factors

    • Hugo Coops
    • Noël Geilen
    • Gerard van der Velde

    OriginalPaper Pages: 657 - 668

11. High spatial resolution sampling of metals in the sediment and water column in Port Jefferson Harbor, New York

    • Vincent T. Breslin
    • Sergio A. Sañudo-Wilhelmy

    OriginalPaper Pages: 669 - 680

12. A modeling study of a tidal intrusion front and its impact on larval dispersion in the James River estuary, Virginia

    • J. Shen
    • J. D. Boon
    • A. Y. Kuo

    OriginalPaper Pages: 681 - 692

13. Voltammetric evidence for soluble FeS complexes in anoxic estuarine muds

    • David Rickard
    • Anthony Oldroyd
    • Adrian Cramp

    OriginalPaper Pages: 693 - 701

14. Fish assemblage composition in constructed and natural tidal marshes of San Diego Bay: Relative influence of channel morphology and restoration history

    • Gregory D. Williams
    • Joy B. Zedler

    OriginalPaper Pages: 702 - 716

15. Hydrodynamics of suspended particulate matter in the tidal freshwater zone of a macrotidal estuary (the Seine Estuary, France)

    • Loïc Guézennec
    • Robert Lafite
    • Dominique Boust

    OriginalPaper Pages: 717 - 727

16. Book reviews

    • M. R. Nayak
    • George Voulgaris

    BookReview Pages: 728 - 730

17. Marine and estuarine shallow water science and management: The interrelationship among habitats and their management

    • Francis J. Reill
    • Ralph J. Spagnolo
    • Edward Ambrogio

    OriginalPaper Pages: 731 - 734

18. Sediment grain size effect on benthic microalgal biomass in shallow aquatic ecosystems

    • L. B. Cahoon
    • J. E. Nearhoof
    • C. L. Tilton

    OriginalPaper Pages: 735 - 741

19. Community structure and intertidal zonation of the macrobenthos on a macrotidal, ultra-dissipative sandy beach: Summer-winter comparsion

    • S. Degraer
    • I. Mouton
    • M. Vincx

    OriginalPaper Pages: 742 - 752

20. Changes in beach water table elevation during neap and spring tides on a sandy estuarine beach, Delaware Bay, New Jersey

    • Nancy L. Jackson
    • Diane P. Horn
    • Karl F. Nordstrom

    OriginalPaper Pages: 753 - 762

21. Minimizing dredging disposal via sediment management in New York Harbor

    • Karim A. Abood
    • Susan G. Metzger
    • Donald F. Distante

    OriginalPaper Pages: 763 - 769

22. Environmental assessment of Poplar Island Dredged Material Placement Site, Talbot County, Maryland

    • V. P. Dalal
    • J. E. Baker
    • R. P. Mason

    OriginalPaper Pages: 770 - 784

23. Interactive effects of nutrient additions and predation on infaunal communities

    • Martin H. Posey
    • Troy D. Alphin
    • Meredith E. Becker

    OriginalPaper Pages: 785 - 792

24. Does the common reed,Phragmites australis, affect essential fish habitat?

    • Michael P. Weinstein
    • John H. Balletto

    OriginalPaper Pages: 793 - 802

25. Habitat utilization by small flatfishes in a North Carolina estuary

    • Harvey J. Walsh
    • David S. Peters
    • Digby P. Cyrus

    OriginalPaper Pages: 803 - 813

26. Short-term variability of water quality parameters in two shallow estuaries of North Carolina

    • E. D. Hubertz
    • L. B. Cahoon

    OriginalPaper Pages: 814 - 823