Estuaries and Coasts - Special Features and Articles
The H.T. Odum Synthesis Essay 2023
The Dynamics of Seagrass Ecosystems: History, Past Accomplishments, and Future Prospects (this opens in a new tab) Robert J. Orth, Kenneth L. Heck Jr.
SPECIAL ISSUE 2023
Ecology, Stressors, and Management of Low Inflow Estuaries (this opens in a new tab) Guest Editors: Michael S. Wetz, Jennifer Beseres Pollack, Valérie Derolez, and Daniel Lemley
Volume 46, issue 8, December 2023
SPECIAL ISSUE 2022
Shallow Water Mapping in Coastal Environments (this opens in a new tab) : Recent Research, Current Technologies, and Multi-modal Approaches. Guest Editors: Monique LaFrance Bartley and Mark Borrelli
Volume 45, issue 4
SPECIAL ISSUES 2021
Concepts and Controversies in Tidal Marsh Ecology Revisited (this opens in a new tab) . Guest Editors: Matthew D. Taylor, Ronald Baker, Charles Simenstad, and Michael P. Weinstein
Volume 44, issue 6
Seagrasses: A Tribute to Susan Williams (this opens in a new tab) . Guest Editors: Robert J. Orth and Ken L. Heck
Volume 44, issue 2
SPECIAL ISSUES 2020
Special Sections: Hurricane Sandy Impacts and Responses (this opens in a new tab) . Guest Editors: Norbert P. Psuty and Amanda L. Babson; and Restoration Benefits in Gulf of Mexico (this opens in a new tab) . Guest Editors: Melissa Vernon Carle and Kristopher Benson
Volume 43, issue 7
Impact of 2017 Hurricanes on Estuaries and Coasts in the Caribbean and the Gulf Coast States (this opens in a new tab)
Volume 43, Issue 5 / July 2020
Climate Change and Anthropogenic Impact Around the Korean Coastal Ecosystems (this opens in a new tab)
Volume 43, Issue 3 / May 2020
SPECIAL SECTION 2019
Integrating Ecosystems and Coastal Engineering Practice (this opens in a new tab) Volume 42, issue 7 - November 2019 Guest Editors: M. Luisa Martinez, Rodolfo Silva, and Malva A. Mancuso
Articles in this section:
The Incorporation of Biophysical and Social Components in Coastal Management (this opens in a new tab) Authors (1st , 2nd , and last of 13): Rodolfo Silva Valeria Chávez Pedro Pereira
Hard Structures for Coastal Protection, Towards Greener Designs (this opens in a new tab) Authors (1st , 2nd , and last of 7): T. Schoonees A. Gijón Mancheño H. Schüttrumpf
Does the Functional Richness of Plants Reduce Wave Erosion on Embryo Coastal Dunes? (this opens in a new tab) Authors (1st , 2nd , and last of 7): Carmelo Maximiliano-Cordova Karla Salgado Rusty A. Feagin
Effects of Roughness Loss on Reef Hydrodynamics and Coastal Protection: Approaches in Latin America (this opens in a new tab) Authors (1st , 2nd , and last of 15): Juan D. Osorio-Cano Juan C. Alcérreca-Huerta Hocine Oumeraci
Short-Term Shoreline Trend Detection Patterns Using SPOT-5 Image Fusion in the Northwest of Yucatan, Mexico (this opens in a new tab) Authors (1st , 2nd , and last of 4): Ana Patricia Ruiz-Beltran Alejandro Astorga-Moar Christian M. Appendini
VIRTUAL SPECIAL ISSUE 2017
Impact of Coastal Land Use and Shoreline Armoring on Estuarine Ecosystems Guest Editors: Diann J. Prosser, Thomas E. Jordan, Rochelle D. Seitz, Donald E. Weller, Dennis F. Whigham, and Jessica L. Nagel
Our Virtual Issues are compiled in close collaboration with the Editors-in-Chief P. Montagna and C. Simenstad and focus on cutting-edge topics. They present key articles which have been published in the journal over the course of the last years.
Articles in this Virtual Issue:
Effects of Small-Scale Armoring and Residential Development on the Salt Marsh-Upland Ecotone (this opens in a new tab)
Land Use and Salinity Drive Changes in SAV Abundance and Community Composition (this opens in a new tab)
Effects of Local Watershed Land Use on Water Quality in Mid-Atlantic Coastal Bays and Subestuaries of the Chesapeake Bay (this opens in a new tab)
Influences of Wave Climate and Sea Level on Shoreline Erosion Rates in the Maryland Chesapeake Bay (this opens in a new tab)
Effects of Local Shoreline and Subestuary Watershed Condition on Waterbird Community Integrity: Influences of Geospatial Scale and Season in the Chesapeake Bay (this opens in a new tab)
Integrating Regional Management Needs into a Mid-Atlantic Shorelines Research Project (this opens in a new tab)
Growth and Movements of Mummichogs (Fundulus heteroclitus) Along Armored and Vegetated Estuarine Shorelines (this opens in a new tab)
Generalizing Ecological Effects of Shoreline Armoring Across Soft Sediment Environments (this opens in a new tab)
In Situ Effects of Shoreline Type and Watershed Land Use on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Habitat Quality in the Chesapeake and Mid-Atlantic Coastal Bays (this opens in a new tab)
Shoreline Hardening Affects Nekton Biomass, Size Structure, and Taxonomic Diversity in Nearshore Waters, with Responses Mediated by Functional Species Groups (this opens in a new tab)
Impact of Armored Shorelines on Shore-Zone Fish Density in a Mid-Atlantic, USA, Estuary: Modulation by Hypoxia and Temperature (this opens in a new tab)
Spatial and Temporal Variation in Brackish Wetland Seedbanks: Implications for Wetland Restoration Following Phragmites Control (this opens in a new tab)
Linking the Abundance of Estuarine Fish and Crustaceans in Nearshore Waters to Shoreline Hardening and Land Cover (this opens in a new tab)
Effects of watershed and estuarine characteristics on the abundance of submerged aquatic vegetation in Chesapeake Bay subestuaries (this opens in a new tab)
Effects of Shoreline Alteration and Other Stressors on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Subestuaries of Chesapeake Bay and the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Bays (this opens in a new tab)
The Relationship Between Shoreline Armoring and Adjacent Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Chesapeake Bay and Nearby Atlantic Coastal Bays (this opens in a new tab)
PERSPECTIVES
True Value of Estuarine and Coastal Nurseries for Fish: Incorporating Complexity and Dynamics (this opens in a new tab) By Marcus Sheaves, Ronald Baker, Ivan Nagelkerken, Rod M. Connolly
SPECIAL SECTIONS 2012 - 2015
CERF Mar Del Plata Conferenc and In Honor of Michele L. Dionne Volume 38, Issue 4 / July 2015
The Great Sippewissett Salt Marsh Plots—Some History, Highlights, and Contrails from a Long-Term Study (this opens in a new tab)
A View From the South on the Changing Coastal and Estuarine Environments (this opens in a new tab)
In Memoriam, Scott M. Nixon (1943–2012) (this opens in a new tab)
Contrasting Sensitivity of Marine Biota to UV-B Radiation Between Southern and Northern Hemispheres (this opens in a new tab)
Differential Responses of Two Phytoplankton Communities from the Chubut River Estuary (Patagonia, Argentina) to the Combination of UVR and Elevated Temperature (this opens in a new tab)
UVA and UVB Penetration in the Water Column of a South West Atlantic Warm Temperate Estuary and its Effects on Cells and Fish Larvae (this opens in a new tab)
CO2-Driven Ocean Acidification Disrupts the Filter Feeding Behavior in Chilean Gastropod and Bivalve Species from Different Geographic Localities (this opens in a new tab)
Can a Single Species Challenge Paradigms of Salt Marsh Functioning? (this opens in a new tab)
Land–Sea Coupling and Global-Driven Forcing: Following Some of Scott Nixon’s Challenges (this opens in a new tab)
Paradigms in the Recovery of Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems (this opens in a new tab)
Dedication: Dr. Michele L. Dionne (1954–2012) (this opens in a new tab)
Use of Structured Decision Making to Identify Monitoring Variables and Management Priorities for Salt Marsh Ecosystems (this opens in a new tab)
Fish Productivity and Trophic Transfer in Created and Naturally Occurring Salt Marsh Habitat (this opens in a new tab)
Rethinking the Freshwater Eel: Salt Marsh Trophic Support of the American Eel, Anguilla rostrata (this opens in a new tab) The Influence of Salt Marsh Fucoid Algae (Ecads) on Sediment Dynamics of Northwest Atlantic Marshes (this opens in a new tab)
Exploring the Effects of Shoreline Development on Fringing Salt Marshes Using Nekton, Benthic Invertebrate, and Vegetation Metrics (this opens in a new tab)
Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Marsh as Fish Habitat (this opens in a new tab)
Factors That Drive Restoration of Nekton Communities in Impaired Salt Marshes of Northeastern North America (this opens in a new tab)
Community Structure and Abundance of Benthic Infaunal Invertebrates in Maine Fringing Marsh Ecosystems (this opens in a new tab)
Landscape-Scale Food Webs of Fish Nursery Habitat Along a River-Coast Mixing Zone (this opens in a new tab)
Abundance and Diet of Predatory Fishes in Phragmites, Treated Phragmites, and Natural Spartina Marshes in Delaware Bay (this opens in a new tab)
The Response of Fish Communities to Climate and Human-Induced Changes Inferred from Fishery Landings in an Enclosed Bay (this opens in a new tab)
Seasonal Distribution of Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins at an Estuarine Habitat: Influences of Upstream Rainfall (this opens in a new tab)
Human Dimensions of Our Estuaries and Coasts; and Renewable Ocean Energy Development and the Environment Volume 38, Issue 1 Supplement / January 2015
Human Dimensions of Our Estuaries and Coasts (this opens in a new tab)
Estimating Benefits in a Recovering Estuary: Tampa Bay, Florida (this opens in a new tab)
Causes and Consequences of Ecosystem Service Regionalization in a Coastal Suburban Watershed (this opens in a new tab)
Managing Bay and Estuarine Ecosystems for Multiple Services (this opens in a new tab)
Impacts of Coastal Development on the Ecology of Tidal Creek Ecosystems of the US Southeast Including Consequences to Humans (this opens in a new tab)
Stakeholder Perceptions of Coastal Habitat Ecosystem Services (this opens in a new tab)
Geological Responses to Urbanization of the Naples Bay Estuarine System, Southwestern Florida, USA (this opens in a new tab)
Environmental Models and Public Stakeholders in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed (this opens in a new tab)
Resiliency of the Coastal Recreational For-Hire Fishing Industry to Natural Disasters (this opens in a new tab)
A Tale of Two Fishes: Using Recreational Angler Records to Examine the Link Between Fish Catches and Floodplain Connections in a Subtropical Coastal River (this opens in a new tab)
unding Science that Links to Decisions: Case Studies Involving Coastal Land Use Planning Projects (this opens in a new tab) “The Coast” is Complicated: A Model to Consistently Describe the Nation’s Coastal Population (this opens in a new tab)
Special Issue: Renewable Ocean Energy Development and the Environment (this opens in a new tab)
Impacts of a Wave Farm on Waves, Currents and Coastal Morphology in South West England (this opens in a new tab)
A Modeling Study of the Potential Water Quality Impacts from In-Stream Tidal Energy Extraction (this opens in a new tab)
Modeling the Effects of Tidal Energy Extraction on Estuarine Hydrodynamics in a Stratified Estuary (this opens in a new tab)
Survival and Behavioral Effects of Exposure to a Hydrokinetic Turbine on Juvenile Atlantic Salmon and Adult American Shad (this opens in a new tab)
Using Hydroacoustics to Understand Fish Presence and Vertical Distribution in a Tidally Dynamic Region Targeted for Energy Extraction (this opens in a new tab)
Multibeam Acoustic Detection of Fish and Water Column Targets at High-Flow Sites (this opens in a new tab)
Fish Interactions with a Commercial-Scale Tidal Energy Device in the Natural Environment (this opens in a new tab)
Understanding and Informing Permitting Decisions for Tidal Energy Development Using an Adaptive Management Framework (this opens in a new tab)
Tidal Power Development in Maine: Stakeholder Identification and Perceptions of Engagement (this opens in a new tab)
Will Offshore Energy Face “Fair Winds and Following Seas”?: Understanding the Factors Influencing Offshore Wind Acceptance (this opens in a new tab)
Environmental Risk Evaluation System—an Approach to Ranking Risk of Ocean Energy Development on Coastal and Estuarine Environments (this opens in a new tab)
The Arctic Ocean Estuary Volume 35, Number 2 / March 2012 Highlighted papers from this issue:
The Arctic Ocean Estuary (this opens in a new tab)
The Arctic Coastal Dynamics Database: A New Classification Scheme and Statistics on Arctic Permafrost Coastlines (this opens in a new tab)
Seasonal and Annual Fluxes of Nutrients and Organic Matter from Large Rivers to the Arctic Ocean and Surrounding Seas (this opens in a new tab)
The Processing and Impact of Dissolved Riverine Nitrogen in the Arctic Ocean (this opens in a new tab)
Food Web Structure of the Alaskan Nearshore Shelf and Estuarine Lagoons of the Beaufort Sea (this opens in a new tab)
Volume 35, Number 2 (this opens in a new tab)
SPECIAL ISSUE 2014
Drivers of Change in Shallow Coastal Photic Systems Volume 37, Issue 1 Supplement / March 2014
Drivers of Change in Shallow Coastal Photic Systems: An Introduction to a Special Issue (this opens in a new tab)
Impacts of Varying Estuarine Temperature and Light Conditions on Zostera marina (Eelgrass) and its Interactions With Ruppia maritima (Widgeongrass) (this opens in a new tab)
Hydrologic Variability and Its Control of Phytoplankton Community Structure and Function in Two Shallow, Coastal, Lagoonal Ecosystems: The Neuse and New River Estuaries, North Carolina, USA (this opens in a new tab)
Impacts of Climate-Related Drivers on the Benthic Nutrient Filter in a Shallow Photic Estuary (this opens in a new tab)
Exchange of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Between a Shallow Lagoon and Coastal Waters (this opens in a new tab)
Linking Hydrogeomorphology and Food Webs in Intertidal Creeks (this opens in a new tab)
Fortnightly Tidal Modulations Affect Net Community Production in a Mesotidal Estuary (this opens in a new tab)
Multi-decade Responses of a Tidal Creek System to Nutrient Load Reductions: Mattawoman Creek, Maryland USA (this opens in a new tab)
Eutrophication of a Maryland/Virginia Coastal Lagoon: a Tipping Point, Ecosystem Changes, and Potential Causes (this opens in a new tab)
Interannual Variability Influences Brown Tide (Aureococcus anophagefferens) Blooms in Coastal Embayments (this opens in a new tab)
Extreme Eutrophication in Shallow Estuaries and Lagoons of California Is Driven by a Unique Combination of Local Watershed Modifications That Trump Variability Associated with Wet and Dry Seasons (this opens in a new tab)
Eutrophication-Driven Shifts in Primary Producers in Shallow Coastal Systems: Implications for System Functional Change (this opens in a new tab)
Mind the Data Gap: Identifying and Assessing Drivers of Changing Eutrophication Condition (this opens in a new tab)
Seasonal and Inter-annual Patterns in Primary Production, Respiration, and Net Ecosystem Metabolism in Three Estuaries in the Northeast Gulf of Mexico (this opens in a new tab)
Volume 37, Supplement 1 (this opens in a new tab)
THE ODUM SYNTHESIS ESSAYS
The Odum Synthesis Essay 2016 Joy B. Zedler: What’s New in Adaptive Management and Restoration of Coasts and Estuaries?Read the article (this opens in a new tab)
The Odum Synthesis Essay 2015 Ivan Valiela: The Great Sippewissett Salt Marsh Plots - Some History, Highlights, and Contrails from a Long-Term StudyRead the article (this opens in a new tab)
The Odum Synthesis Essay 2014 Hans W. Paerl, Nathan S. Hall, Benjamin L. Peierls, Karen L. Rossignol: Evolving Paradigms and Challenges in Estuarine and Coastal Eutrophication Dynamics in a Culturally and Climatically Stressed WorldRead the article (this opens in a new tab)
The Odum Syntheis Essay 2013 Carlos Duarte et al: Is Ocean Acidification an Open-Ocean Syndrome? Understanding Anthropogenic Impacts on Seawater pH.Read the article (this opens in a new tab)