Title Eutrophication processes in coastal systems : origin and succession of plankton blooms and effects on secondary production in Gulf Coast estuaries / Robert J. Livingston

Edition First edition Published Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2001] ©2001

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Description 1 online resource (327 pages) : illustrations, maps Series Marine science series Marine science series. Contents I. Eutrophication Processes 1 -- II. Aspects of Excessive Nutrient Loading to Estuaries 3 -- III. Plankton Response to Nutrient Loading 4 -- IV. Phytoplankton Blooms and the HAB Concept 5 -- V. Natural History of HABs 6 -- VI. Phytoplankton as Indicators of Water Quality 7 -- VII. Food Web Response to Nutrient Loading 9 -- Chapter 2 Northeast Gulf of Mexico -- I. Physiography 11 -- II. Regional Geology 14 -- III. Climate 17 -- A. Temperature 17 -- B. Precipitation 18 -- C. Wind 20 -- IV. River Flow 21 -- V. Tides 22 -- VI. Aquatic Habitats 22 -- Chapter 3 Primary Study Sites -- I. Apalachee Bay (Econfina and Fenholloway River-Estuaries) 26 -- II. Apalachicola River and Bay System 27 -- III. Choctawhatchee River and Bay System 29 -- IV. Pensacola River and Bay System 31 -- V. Perdido River and Bay System 33 -- Chapter 4 Perdido Bay System: Eutrophication Processes and Plankton Blooms -- A. Perdido Bay Study 38 -- B. Phytoplankton Bloom Status 39 -- II. River Flow Trends 40 -- A. Seasonal and Interannual River Flow Patterns 41 -- B. Riverine Influence on Bay Stratification and Flushing 42 -- III. Nutrient Dynamics 44 -- A. Nutrient Loading 44 -- B. Nutrient Concentration Gradients 49 -- C. Nutrient Limitation 51 -- IV. Sediment Quality 56 -- B. Physical Characteristics and Liquid Mud 57 -- C. Sediment Nutrients 58 -- D. Stable Isotope Analyses of Carbon Cycling 63 -- E. Toxic Agents 64 -- V. Water Quality: Spatial/Temporal Trends 65 -- B. Temperature and Salinity 68 -- C. Color, Turbidity, and Secchi Depths 69 -- D. Light Distribution and Primary Productivity 70 -- E. Dissolved Oxygen, Biochemical Oxygen Demand, and pH 72 -- F. Nutrients and Chlorophyll a 76 -- VI. Long-Term Phytoplankton Trends in Perdido Bay 81 -- B. Chronology of Phytoplankton Trends in Perdido Bay 85 -- C. Bloom Species 91 -- D. Long-Term Changes at the Division/Class Level 100 -- E. Silica and Diatom Abundance 104 -- F. Net Phytoplankton and Zooplankton 106 -- G. Whole-Water Phytoplankton 110 -- 1. Long-Term Changes in Phytoplankton Distribution 110 -- 2. Plankton Response to Nutrient Loading 118 -- H. Phytoplankton Blooms and the Benthic Microalgae 121 -- I. Phytoplankton Blooms and Water Quality 137 -- 2. Long-Term Water Quality Trends 137 -- 3. Phytoplankton Blooms and Chlorophyll a 140 -- J. Long-Term Sediment Quality Trends in Perdido Bay 143 -- K. Statistical Analyses of Phytoplankton Distributions 146 -- 1. 1993-1994 Bloom Period 146 -- 2. Comparison of Long-Term Trends 148 -- Chapter 5 Effects of Blooms on Secondary Production -- II. Baywide Trends of Invertebrates and Fishes 154 -- B. Community Interactions 154 -- C. Trophic Organization 162 -- 2. Long-Term Trophodynamic Trends 166 -- Chapter 6 Comparison of Gulf Coastal Systems -- I. Habitat Conditions 175 -- II. Salinity Stratification and Habitat Deterioration 176 -- A. Stratification, Dissolved Oxygen, and Sediment Condition 176 -- III. Nutrient Loading and Nutrient Concentrations 182 -- B. Flow Rates and Nutrient Loading/Concentrations 182 -- IV. Water Quality 188 -- V. Sediment Comparisons 191 -- VI. Phytoplankton Organization 196 -- B. Phytoplankton Communities in the Study Areas 197 -- 1. Wolf Bay 197 -- 2. Escambia Bay 203 -- 3. Apalachee Bay 210 -- 4. Choctawhatchee Bay 212 -- 5. Perdido Bay 217 -- C. Phytoplankton Indices 217 -- VII. Food Web Response to Plankton Organization 224 -- B. Existing Conditions 228 -- C. Food Web Comparisons 228 -- Chapter 7 Restoration, Research, and Regulation -- I. Restoration of the Perdido System 237 -- II. "Ecosystem" Research 240 -- A. Gulf of Mexico 241 -- B. Chesapeake Bay 241 -- C. Florida Bay 244 -- D. Scientific Overview of the Eutrophication Question 246 -- III. Information, t Regulatory "Action," and Political Control 251 Summary "Derived from an research effort covering over 31 years in a series of studies of 7 major river-estuaries, Eutrophication Processes in Coastal Systems: Origin and Succession of Plankton Blooms and Effects on Secondary Production in Gulf Coast Estuaries presents a review of the nature of the eutrophication process in coastal areas along the NE Gulf of Mexico and how short-and long-term nutrient loading affects these systems."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (Taylor & Francis, viewed February 5, 2024) Subject Estuarine eutrophication -- Gulf Coast (U.S.) Coastal ecology -- Gulf Coast (U.S.) Estuarine ecology -- Gulf Coast (U.S.) Marine sciences. Aquatic sciences. Botany. Environmental toxicology. NATURE -- Ecology. NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Wilderness. SCIENCE -- Environmental Science. SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Ecology. Aquatic sciences Botany Environmental toxicology Marine sciences Form Electronic book ISBN 9781482275247 1482275244 9781420036626 1420036629

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